1967 Map of Estral Beach

About this map

Estral Beach sits on the western edge of Lake Erie in this coastal survey, where the terrestrial landscape of Monroe County meets the open water and navigational corridors of the Great Lakes. The map illustrates a transitional environment, with the Pointe Mouillee State Game Area dominating the northern shoreline. Inland, the small settlement of Langton and a grid of local roads like Masserant Rd provide evidence of rural development just behind the marshes. Most of the sheet is dedicated to the lake itself, documenting deep-water features including the West Outer Channel and East Outer Channel. These shipping lanes, combined with the complex jurisdictional web of the Michigan-Ohio state line and the international United States-Canada boundary, reflect the area's importance as a maritime transit point during the late 1960s.