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2014 Map of De Tour Village

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of De Tour Village
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

De Tour Village serves as the gateway to the eastern Upper Peninsula's island waterways, situated where the St. Marys River meets Lake Huron. The landscape is defined by the vital De Tour Village-Drummond Island Ferry route, which crosses the De Tour Passage to reach Drummond Island. This nautical crossroads is marked by hazardous shoals and points, including De Tour Reef and Point De Tour, which have necessitated careful navigation for generations of Great Lakes mariners.

Onshore, the community's history is preserved at Maple Grove Cem and Bob Hill Cem. The surrounding waters are dotted with numerous landforms such as Strawberry Island, Jones Island, and Frying Pan Island. The map details the transition from the sheltered waters of Seymour Bay and Carlton Bay to the open expanse of the lake, illustrating a coastal economy deeply tied to the passage between the mainland and the nearby archipelago.