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2023 Map of Ladoga

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Ladoga
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Hiawatha National Forest occupies the western stretches of this landscape, where the headwaters of several Upper Peninsula waterways originate. The terrain is defined by a dense network of tributaries including the East Branch Sand River, Laughing Whitefish River, and McMaster Creek. These watercourses create a complex drainage pattern through the townships of t46n r22w and t45n r22w, shaping the development of the small settlements clustered along the primary roadways.

Small rural communities like Sundell, Rumely, and Ladoga are connected by a grid of county highways and local roads such as Ladoga Rd and Co Hwy 325. The intersection of modern recreation and traditional land use is visible in the path of the Little Lake-Chatham Snowmobile Trl, which traverses the northern section of the map near Dorsey. Towards the southern boundary, the settlement of Kiva sits near the confluence of the West Branch Whitefish River and Huber Creek, marking a point of transition in this heavily forested region of Alger County.