1982 Map of Indianville

About this map

The University of Michigan Biological Station dominates this landscape, spanning the northern and southern shores of Douglas Lake. This scientific research enclave is situated within a dense network of public lands managed as the Mackinaw State Forest, which preserves the transition between the freshwater coastlines and the inland cedar swamps and hardwood ridges. Along the western edge of the map, the Maple River flows south toward the settlement of Indianville, where St Marys Ch serves the local community near the northern tip of Burt Lake. Small clusters of residences and seasonal camps are visible at Ingleside and Lancaster, while the northern survey area includes smaller bodies of water like Munro Lake and Lancaster Lake. These interior waters, linked by systems like the Little Carp River, provided a distinct environment for the university's biological studies and early recreational development in Cheboygan County.