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1982 Map of Choate

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Choate
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Ottawa National Forest dominates this northern Michigan landscape, where the confluence of several major river branches dictates the terrain. The South Branch Ontonagon River and the Cisco Branch Ontonagon River wind through the timberlands, marked by water features like Eighteen Mile Rapids and the drop at Wolverine Falls. This 1980s-era survey reveals a topography heavily influenced by former industrial activity and forest management.

Evidence of the region's logging and rail history is preserved in the numerous sections of Old RR Grade that cut across the forest floor, particularly near the settlement of Choate. These grades and isolated labels like the Gravel Pit highlight the infrastructure required to move materials through the dense woods of McMillan and Haight. Local water bodies, including Steusser Lake and Tenmile Creek, remain the primary landmarks for navigating this stretch of the western Upper Peninsula.