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1957 Map of Maple City

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Maple City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Glen Lake and the deep indentation of Good Harbor Bay define the physical layout of this northern Michigan landscape during the mid-1950s. The map captures a transition in land use, where former agricultural centers like Maple City and Burdickville sit alongside developing recreational sites such as Camp Kohahna and Vacation Valley Camp. The persistence of local history is visible in the numerous rural cemeteries and parishes, including St Josephs Ch and St Josephs Cem, which anchored the inland communities of Cleveland and Kasson townships.

Evidence of earlier settlement patterns remains with the North Unity Sch (Abandoned) near Port Oneida, while modern infrastructure of the era is represented by the Empire Landing Field and Glen Lake High Sch. Much of the eastern and southern terrain is dominated by the Fife Lake State Forest, where the complex drainage of the Solon Swamp and numerous small kettle lakes like Lime Lake and School Lake illustrate the glacial heritage of the Leelanau Peninsula.