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2011 Map of Fife Lake

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Fife Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Fife Lake serves as the focal point of this northern Michigan landscape, where the islands of Helen Island and Florence Island punctuate the deep blue waters. The village of Fife Lake is established on the northern shore, anchored by civic and community sites such as the Fife Lake Post Office and Saint Aloysius Cemetery. The surrounding terrain is a mosaic of smaller water bodies, including Mirror Lake and Pickerel Lake, which feed into the Fife Lake Outlet and eventually reach the southern winding course of the Manistee River.

Evidence of the region's recreational and aviation character is found at the Spring Lake Campground and the Tannehill Airfield to the northeast. Local history is etched into the landscape through rural markers like the Clark Cemetery and the settlement of Houseman. The map details a transition from the structured residential roads of the village to the expansive river systems and creeks like Bourne Creek and Inlet Creek that define the outlying township.