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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

Lake Gogebic dominates the northern landscape of this survey, with its eastern shoreline dotted by small landings like White City and the recreation areas of Gogebic Lake State Park. Further south, the town of Marenisco serves as a hub for the Chicago and North Western railway, which cuts through the heavy timber of the Ottawa National Forest. The map documents a rugged timber and transportation corridor, where fire management structures like Copps Lookout Tower and Marenisco Lookout Tower overlook a network of old logging grades and river branches.

Local industry is visible in the scattered Gravel Pit locations and the Marenisco Landing Field, suggesting the infrastructure needs of mid-century Upper Peninsula life. Waterways such as the Presque Isle River and the Little West Branch Presque Isle River flow through the southern portion of the quadrangle, which also captures the state boundary between Michigan and Wisconsin near the Northern Highland State Forest.