1976 Map of Montague SW

About this map

The shoreline of Lake Michigan dominates this 1976 orthophotoquad, capturing the coastal dynamics and land use patterns near the mouth of White Lake in Muskegon County. This aerial perspective, processed by the Geological Survey from 1976 photography, reveals the wooded residential layouts and resort character of Wabaningo. The imagery clearly distinguishes the sandy littoral zones from the interior agricultural and forested plots, offering a rare visual record of the shoreline before decades of modern erosion and lake level fluctuations altered the coast. By omitting traditional topographic contours in favor of high-resolution aerial imagery, this survey provides a precise spatial document of the docks, clearings, and shoreline developments as they existed during the mid-seventies.