1982 Map of Echo Lake

About this map

The Ottawa National Forest dominates this landscape in southern Houghton County, characterized by a dense network of glacial lakes and wetlands managed under the Laird and Duncan townships. This 1980s era survey records a wilderness largely defined by its drainage systems, where Beaver Creek and Sidnaw Creek wind through the timberlands. The industrial backbone of the region is represented by the Escanaba and Lake Superior railroad line, which cuts a diagonal path across the northern and southeastern sections, linking remote points like Connors and Frost.