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2023 Map of Shelldrake

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Shelldrake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Shelldrake sits at the edge of Whitefish Bay in this coastal survey of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Shelldrake River and its multiple branches, which feed into Shelldrake Lake before meeting Lake Superior. The settlement patterns here reflect the region's relationship with the water, from the established community at Paradise in the south to the historic timber-era site at Shelldrake.

Further inland, the terrain is dotted with small water bodies like McMullan Lakes and Hawkins Lake, connected by a network of rural roads such as W Vermillion Rd and N Whitefish Point Rd. The southern portion of the map includes the Paradise Cem and segments of the Paradise Pathway Trl, showing how the local infrastructure integrates with the dense forest and marshy lowlands typical of Chippewa County.