Lake Superior dominates this portion of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, where the coastline transitions from the open water to the wooded bluffs of the northern Copper Country. The rugged shore is marked by small drainage points like Muggun Cr and Brewery Cr, which carve through the elevations near the boundary between Keweenaw and Houghton Counties. While much of the interior remains undeveloped forest, a network of local thoroughfares such as Calumet Waterworks Rd and Fisherman Rd provides access to the coastal margins. The map illustrates a landscape shaped by its proximity to the lake, with residential and utility routes like N Lakeshore Dr tracing the contours of the land just above the water's edge, reflecting the enduring local reliance on the lakefront for both industry and recreation in the early twenty-first century.
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1915 · Houghton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Ahmeek
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1946 · Hancock
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1946 · Muggun Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1946 · Ahmeek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1946 · Laurium
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1947 · Ahmeek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1948 · Muggun Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1948 · Laurium
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1948 · Hancock
USGS Topo · 1:24,000