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1982 Map of Point Nipigon

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Point Nipigon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The northern tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula is defined here by the meeting of the Straits of Mackinac and the South Channel of Lake Huron. Dominated by the sprawling Mackinaw State Forest, the landscape transitions from the sandy coastline at Point Nipigon to the interior wetlands and river systems that feed the Little Black River. This early 1980s topography illustrates the rural infrastructure of Beaugrand and Inverness townships, where family-named routes like Knaffle Road and Wollangur Road connect remote farmsteads.

A notable aviation landmark, the Cheboygan City-County Airport, occupies a cleared section of the terrain near the coast, while the historic Old Mackinaw Road traces the ancient path along the shoreline. Evidence of early settlement and local genealogy is preserved at the Fine Hill Cem and small coastal landings like Pries Landing, which served as vital access points before modern highway expansion.