1932 Map of Skandia SE

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The U S Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest spans the northwestern corner of this territory, marking an era of federal forest management along the boundary of Marquette and Alger Counties. Settlement is concentrated around the corridors of the Lake Superior and Ishpeming railroad and major thoroughfares like State Highway No 28. This 1932 field examination captures the rural infrastructure of the central Upper Peninsula, where the Dorsey Sch served local families near the junction of the Laughing Whitefish River and its various branches. Smaller outposts like Sundell, Dorsey, and Kiva are clearly delineated, showing a landscape defined by timber, small-scale transport, and the winding course of the West Br Whitefish River.