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2011 Map of Lake

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

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Eight Point Lake and the surrounding woodlands define this portion of central Michigan, where water and recreation dominate the landscape. The settlement of Lake serves as a local hub near Perch Lake, featuring the Lake Post Office and Camp Neyati. This area is characterized by a high concentration of small lakes and winding creeks, including Mystic Lake, Gray Lake, and Tubs Lake, which feed into the Chippewa River system.

Genealogical interest is found in the rural cemeteries scattered throughout the township, such as Garfield Cemetery and the Odd Fellows Cemetery near Brinton. Transportation in this era relied on a grid of county roads and several small aviation facilities, including Scott Airstrip and Rocky Pine Airport. The landscape transitions from the dense residential clusters around the lake shores to the more isolated agricultural and forest lands marked by Butts Creek and Delaney Creek.