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1948 Map of Lake Medora

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Lake Medora
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Copper Harbor anchors the northern edge of this Keweenaw Peninsula survey, marking a site deeply tied to Michigan's maritime and military history. The landscape is defined by its dramatic elevation changes, with Brockway Mountain Drive traversing the heights of West Bluff and Brockway Nose to provide overlooks of Lake Superior. The interior of the peninsula is a dense network of water bodies and ridges, including Lake Medora and the high point of Mount Houghton to the south.

Conservation and recreation are prominent across the terrain, evidenced by the presence of Ft Wilkins State Park at the harbor and Hebard State Park along the northern Hebard Shore. The drainage patterns are clearly mapped, with the Montreal River and creeks like French Creek and Garden Brook carving through the rock. Along the southern shore, the settlement at Bete Grise sits on the edge of Bete Grise Bay, illustrating the isolation and coastal dependence of these Upper Peninsula communities.