2017 Map of Firesteel

About this map

The small settlement of Firesteel sits near the northern boundary of this Ontonagon County landscape, where the Flintsteel River and its numerous tributaries create a dense drainage network across the Upper Peninsula. The terrain is defined by the transition into the Ottawa National Forest in the south, a region marked by timber management and outdoor recreation. A grid of local roads, many bearing family names such as Huopana Rd, Kujala Rd, and Beck Rd, reveals the legacy of rural homesteading and farming in the area. Transportation through this part of Michigan is anchored by the diagonal route of Ontonagon Greenland Rd and Rockland Rd, which historically connected the copper mining districts of the interior to the shoreline. Numerous creeks, including Cane Cr, Monehan Cr, and McGuire Cr, carve through the forest and farmland towards Lake Superior.