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1955 Map of Marenisco

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Marenisco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Marenisco serves as a central hub within the Ottawa National Forest, where the industrial legacy of the Upper Peninsula is written across the landscape. The Chicago and North Western railway cuts through the territory, supporting a timber and transport economy evidenced by the Marenisco Lookout Tower and Copps Lookout Tower that monitored these woods. Further north, the southern reaches of Lake Gogebic dominate the terrain, featuring Gogebic Lake State Park and the settlement of White City along its eastern shore.

Water dictates the geography here, from the wide expanse of Bingham Bay to the cascading Yondota Falls on the Presque Isle River. The presence of the Marenisco Landing Field and numerous named water bodies like Sun Dance Lake and Bobcat Lake illustrates a mid-century transition toward recreational use of the forest. Near the southern border, the map marks the Gogebic Co Vilas Co line, where Michigan meets the North Highland State Forest in Wisconsin.