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2023 Map of Levering

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Lake Michigan forms the northern boundary of this Emmet County landscape, where the waters of Cecil Bay and Trails End Bay meet the shoreline of the Straits of Mackinac. Further inland, the settlement of Carp Lake sits along the western edge of Lake Paradise, while the village of Levering serves as a southern anchor for the local road network. The terrain is marked by significant elevations like Mountain Nebo and is drained by a network of waterways including the Carp Lake River, French Farm Creek, and Cope Creek.

Tracing the development of this northern Michigan corridor reveals a transition from traditional rail routes to modern recreation. The North Western State Trl and the North Country National Scenic Trl now weave through the forests and wetlands where older infrastructure once stood. Local history is anchored by the Levering and Carp Lake Cem and the tellingly named Old School House Rd, reflecting the community's civic foundations between French Farm Lake and the smaller southern basins of Sherett Lake and Arnott Lake.