1982 Map of Lake Mitigwaki

About this map

Lake Mitigwaki serves as the centerpiece of this interior Upper Peninsula landscape, located within the expansive Ottawa National Forest. The map documents a heavily glaciated terrain defined by dozens of small named water bodies, including Tinsel Lake, Paw Lake, and Paint Lake, interspersed with the winding courses of the Jumbo River and its branches. Human intervention in this wilderness is marked by the presence of hydraulic infrastructure like Bear Trap Dam and Spaulding Dam, alongside the industrial footprint of the Chicago and North Western railroad corridor in the southwest corner. The transition of county lines between Ontonagon, Gogebic, and Iron counties highlights the administrative divisions of this remote timber and recreation country during the early 1980s.