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1950 Map of Cote Dame Marie

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Cote Dame Marie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Camp Grayling Military Reservation dominates this northern Michigan landscape, characterized by extensive training grounds including a Rifle Range and numerous ridges like Vosges Ridge and the Three Sisters Range. The terrain reflects a carefully managed natural environment, where the Hanson State Game Refuge and Higgins Lake State Forest border military lands. Social and civic life in the early 1950s is anchored by the Beaver Creek Sch and Beaver Creek Cem, serving the rural population near the Beaver Creek township area.

On the northern shores of Higgins Lake, the Higgins Lake State Nursery and American Legion Park indicate the region's importance for both conservation and mid-century recreation. Notable peaks such as Stafford Hill and Cote Dame Marie rise above the network of unpaved roads and fire breaks. The presence of Oil exploration markers and the Portage Lake Lookout Tower underscore an era defined by resource management and forest fire prevention.