1972 Map of Marsh Creek Pool NW

About this map

The northern Michigan wilderness of Schoolcraft County is defined here by a sprawling network of water and protected lands, dominated by the Seney National Wildlife Refuge and the Manistique River State Forest. This early 1970s landscape shows the intricate drainage of the Upper Peninsula, where the Creighton River and West Branch Manistique River wind through low-lying terrain. The map records a transition from federal refuge lands to the Hiawatha National Forest in the southwest, connected by a network of logging and access roads like the Highwater Truck Trail and Stutts Truck Trail. Recreation and resource management are evident at the West Branch Campground, while named waterways like Stutts Creek and Hiawatha Creek illustrate the hydrologic character of this remote timber and wildlife corridor.