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2017 Map of Eagle Harbor

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Eagle Harbor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Eagle Harbor sits prominently on the shoreline of Lake Superior, serving as the primary coastal anchor for this section of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The landscape transition from the rocky coast of Great Sand Bay and Cat Harbor into the interior highlands reveals a history of movement and extraction, marked by the sites of Copper Falls and Central. These locations, linked by old routes like Stagecoach Rd and Old Stage Rd W, highlight the area's development during the copper mining era.

Water is a defining feature throughout the interior, from the wetlands of Montreal Meadows and The Marshes to numerous inland bodies like Copper Falls Lake and Owl Lake. Higher elevations are pierced by Madison Gap, while the Keweenaw State Trail follows the corridor once dominated by industrial rail and road traffic. The presence of Pine Grove Cem near the harbor provides a genealogical point of interest for those tracing the families who settled this northern shoreline.