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1964 Map of Burnt Island

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Burnt Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Potagannissing Bay and its complex archipelago of islands define this mid-century maritime survey along the international border between Michigan and Ontario. The landscape is characterized by the varied terrain of Drummond Twp, where large tracts of the Lake Superior State Forest cover the southern shorelines. To the east, the Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge encompasses several landmasses including the horseshoe-shaped Harbor Island, while the western waters are marked by the navigational passage of the De Tour Passage Saint Marys River.

A legacy of early resource extraction is visible at the quarry located on the eastern shore of Sturgeon Bay. The map charts numerous named landforms critical for local history and genealogy, from larger islands like Macomb Island and Burnt Island to smaller features such as Spence Island and Bacon Island. Inland, Stringham Lake and several points like Homberg Point provide specific geographic anchors for tracing property and family ties in this coastal region.