2017 Map of High Island

About this map

High Island stands as a solitary landmass in the northern waters of Lake Michigan, defined by its distinctive coastline and internal hydrology. This survey of Saint James Township illustrates the island's isolation, featuring the protected waters of High Island Bay on the eastern shore and the landlocked Lake Maria tucked behind the coastal dunes. The map provides a precise view of the island's elevation and shoreline as they existed in the mid-2010s. For researchers of the Beaver Island archipelago, this document captures the natural state of this uninhabited landscape, showing the distribution of wetlands and the topographical ridges that characterize its interior, far removed from the more developed settlements of the surrounding Great Lakes region.