1982 Map of Bliss

About this map

Wilderness State Park and the expansive Mackinaw State Forest dominate this northern tip of the Lower Peninsula, where the waters of Lake Michigan meet a complex shoreline of bays and points. The interior is defined by low-lying wetlands and small inland waters like Wycamp Lake and O'Neal Lake. Human settlement is concentrated at crossroads like Bliss, where the Bliss Ch and Township Cem serve the local community. Further south, named junctions such as Wesbters Corners and Canby Corners mark the transition from protected forest land to rural homesteads. The presence of the Bliss Lookout Tower on a high ridge near Billiau Hill underscores the region's managed timber and fire-watch history. This provisional survey captures the late 20th-century landscape of Emmet County, balancing recreational coastline features like Sturgeon Bay Point with the quiet, inland life of small farming corners.