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2017 Map of Polaski

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Polaski
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The North Branch Thunder Bay River winds through this rural northern Michigan landscape, crossing the border between Presque Isle and Alpena counties. This 2017 survey shows a region defined by small settlements and persistent family connections, with the hamlets of Polaski and Leer serving as focal points for the surrounding agricultural and forest lands. Significant for genealogical research, the map identifies several local burial grounds, including the Leer Lutheran Church Cem and Saint Paul's Lutheran Church Cem near the northern boundary.

Water and recreation are central to the geography here, from the distinctive Sunken Lake and Duck Lake to the course of Erskine Cr. The modern infrastructure of the N Eastern State Trail follows an established corridor through the eastern portion of the quadrangle, passing near the community of Polaski. In the south, the settlement of Long Rapids sits near the river, accompanied by the Long Rapids Cem.