2019 Map of Hillman NE

About this map

The North Branch Thunder Bay River carves through a landscape defined by extensive wetlands and a grid of rural county roads along the border of Presque Isle and Alpena Counties. In this transition between T33N and T32N, the terrain is dominated by the sprawling Long Swamp and numerous small tributaries including Gaffney Cr and Quinn Cr. The human footprint is marked by a traditional surveyor's grid, with names like Reider School Rd and Hagensville Rd hinting at the community structures of earlier generations. Settlement patterns here are sparse, with the map focusing on the intersection of agricultural drainage and timbered lowlands. Major thoroughfares such as Thunder Bay Hwy and Mud Lake Hwy provide the primary east-west transit across this northern Michigan backcountry.