2011 Map of Point Aux Barques

About this map

Lake Michigan dominates the eastern half of this coastal survey, where the shoreline of Schoolcraft County is defined by a series of prominent landforms and small drainage networks. The coast is marked by jagged outcrops including Miller Point, Pillows Point, and Point Aux Barques, leading north toward the hazards of Wiggins Point Shoal. Inland, the landscape is shaped by several creeks such as Dead Horse Creek, Snyder Creek, and Gierke Creek that cut through the terrain to reach the lake. Human presence is concentrated along the coastal corridor, centered on the Woodstar Beach Campground and a network of local tracks like Hidden Shores Rd and Wiggins Point Rd. The map details a transition from the riparian environments of Bursaw Creek and Tebo Creek to the larger promontories like Bourassas Point, illustrating the geographic character of the Upper Peninsula shoreline.