1958 Map of Escanaba

About this map

Little Bay de Noc and Big Bay de Noc dominate this maritime landscape, where the industry and settlements of the Upper Peninsula meet the northern reaches of Lake Michigan. The deep-water ports of Escanaba and Gladstone serve as critical hubs for the Chicago and North Western and Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroads, reflecting a mid-century economy built on ore, timber, and transit. To the south, the Green Bay waters separate the Menominee and Marinette twin cities from the northern tip of the Door Peninsula, where small harbors like Gills Rock and Ellison Bay support a network of islands including Washington Island and Rock Island. Inland, the vast reaches of the Hiawatha National Forest and Menominee State Forest are punctuated by lookout points like the Stonington Fire Tower, marking a landscape of managed timber and wilderness.