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1985 Map of Sand River

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Sand River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Lake Superior shorelines and the deep woods of the Michigan Upper Peninsula define this mid-1980s survey. The small settlements of Sand River and Deerton are situated along the Soo Line railroad, which parallels the Great Lake coast. This corridor serves as the primary link through a landscape dominated by the Hiawatha National Forest and the Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest.

Hydrographic features are central to the area's character, most notably the Laughing Whitefish River which leads to the Laughing Whitefish Falls. Further inland, numerous water bodies such as Howe Lake, Laughing Whitefish Lake, and Silver Lake dot the forested terrain. The map also records the James D Jeske Flooding near the coast and the Deerton Cem located just north of its namesake village, providing specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracing the development of Alger and Marquette counties.