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2017 Map of Shelldrake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Shelldrake and Paradise occupy a low-lying, wetland-rich stretch of the Upper Peninsula shoreline where the Shelldrake River meets the cold waters of Lake Superior. The landscape is dominated by a complex network of marshes and inland water bodies, including Shelldrake Lake, McMullan Lakes, and Hawkins Lake, separated by a dense grid of forest roads and trails such as W Vermillion Rd and N Widewater Rd. This coastal area at the edge of Whitefish Bay shows a distinct transition from the shoreline settlements to the deep interior woods of Chippewa County.

In the southern portion of the sheet, the village of Paradise is served by W M-123 and features the Paradise Cem. The Paradise Pathway meanders through the timbered sections west of the coast, reflecting the area's modern usage for recreation amidst a terrain shaped by the S Br Shelldrake River. The mapping of small residential loops like N Robindale Cir near Andrus Lake indicates localized development along the few elevated ridges above the surrounding marshlands.