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1983 Map of Munising

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Munising
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Munising and the adjacent Christmas serve as the primary gateways to the lakefront in this 1983 topographic survey of Alger County and the surrounding Upper Peninsula timberlands. The landscape is defined by massive federal and state land holdings, including the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore stretching east along the Lake Superior coast and the sprawling Hiawatha National Forest. Inland, a dense network of small lakes like AuTrain Lake and Cusino Lake are interspersed with specialized industry markers such as Gravel Pits and various pipelines.

Transportation in the early 1980s relied heavily on the Soo Line railroad, which connects small logging and rail outposts like Shingleton, Cusino, and Creighton. The presence of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge to the east and the Escanaba River State Forest to the west highlights the region's dedication to conservation and natural resource management. Small settlements such as Eben Junction, Chatham, and Slapneck provide clear points of reference for genealogical research in this northern Michigan wilderness.