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1985 Map of Fife Lake

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Fife Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The waters of Fife Lake dominate the western portion of this mid-1980s survey, marking a primary hub of settlement on the boundary of Grand Traverse and Kalkaska Counties. This landscape is defined by the dense woodlands of the Pere Marquette State Forest, which covers much of the terrain between the small community of Houseman and the winding course of the Manistee River to the south. The map illustrates a complex network of glacial hydrology, featuring numerous kettle lakes like Long Lake and Bloom Lake, alongside drainage systems such as Inlet Creek and Bourne Creek.

The presence of named landforms within the water, such as Florence Island and Haleh Island, highlights the recreational and topographical character of the area during this era. To the north, the Boardman River flows through the Albright Swamp, while the southern reaches show the intersection of four counties, where the Manistee meets tributaries like Hopkins Creek and Ham Creek near the border of Bloomfield and Liberty townships.