
North Manitou Island occupies a strategic position within the Lake Michigan waters of Leelanau County, protected as part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The interior landscape is dominated by the large Lake Manitou and the smaller Tamarack Lake, surrounded by high coastal elevations such as Old Baldy Hill. Evidence of the island's human history is visible at the North Manitou settlement and a small Cem located near the eastern shore. The coastline is defined by prominent geographical features including Vessel Point to the north and the jagged extensions of Donner Point and Dimmicks Point at the southern tip. These points overlook the Manitou Passage, a vital maritime corridor for Great Lakes shipping.
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1954 · Escanaba
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Cheboygan
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · North Manitou
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Escanaba
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Escanaba
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Cheboygan
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1983 · North Manitou Island
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
1983 · South Manitou Island
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1984 · Washington Island
USGS Topo · 1:100,000
1984 · Charlevoix
USGS Topo · 1:100,000