Loading map...

1950 Map of Lake Margrethe

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Lake Margrethe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Camp Grayling Military Reservation occupies a significant portion of this Crawford County landscape, where the waters of Lake Margrethe serve as a central focus for both military activity and lakeside settlement. The map documents a cluster of landings along the lake shore, including McIntyre Landing, Danish Landing, and Collens Landing, indicating a localized economy built around water access. To the north, the terrain is defined by the headwaters of two major Michigan river systems: the Manistee River flowing west and the Au Sable River trending east.

Transportation and resource management are evident through the presence of the New York Central railroad and expansive protected lands like the Au Sable State Forest and Hanson State Game Refuge. Named elevations such as Argonne Hill and Mount Franklin suggest a varied topography utilized for training and observation. This survey, with updates from the 1970s, illustrates the enduring intersection of public recreation, military readiness, and natural resource conservation in the northern Lower Peninsula.