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1985 Map of Manistique Lake

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Manistique Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Seney National Wildlife Refuge dominates the western landscape of this mid-1980s Upper Peninsula survey, where the Manistique River and Fox River thread through extensive wetlands. This region is a study in the persistence of small lumber and rail outposts, with the Soo Line corridor connecting settlements like Seney, McMillan, and Newberry. Near Newberry, the State Hospital serves as a prominent landmark alongside several radio and lookout towers like Beech Hill Lookout.

The geography transitions from the inland waters of Manistique Lake and Millecoquins Lake to the northern shoreline of Lake Michigan. Along this coast, the village of Naubinway and the Epoufette Bay area reveal a landscape defined by points and islands, including Hog Island and Biddle Point. The map also preserves the paths of several Old RR Grades, marking the historical reach of the timber industry into the Hiawatha National Forest.