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1931 Map of Munising SE

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Munising SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

The vast wetlands and timberlands of the Hiawatha National Forest dominate this Upper Peninsula landscape during the early 1930s. This survey reveals a region defined by its industrial rail network, where the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic and the Lake Superior and Ishpeming lines converge near the northern boundary. Smaller settlements like Evelyn and Doty appear along these tracks, serving as critical points in the local transit and logging economy.

Water defines the interior geography, with the North Branch, South Branch Stutts Creek, and the Indian River carving through the marshy terrain. Grounded in aerial photography by the Army Air Corps, the map captures the intricate drainage patterns near Lard Lake and along the Alger and Schoolcraft county line. The prominence of the Manistique and Lake Superior railroad highlights the era's reliance on rail to navigate the dense woods and shifting shorelines of this Michigan wilderness.