1973 Map of Soo Junction

About this map

Soo Junction sits at a remote rail intersection within the expansive Tahquamenon State Forest of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This 1973 survey details a landscape defined by its timber and transportation history, where the Soo Line Railroad cuts through the marshy lowlands near the Tahquamenon River and its tributaries like the Sage River. The presence of several Old Railroad Grades and a Private Railroad suggests a legacy of logging operations that once moved through these woods. To the south, McLeods Corner serves as a small highway landmark along Hendricks Quarry Road, while the inclusion of the Winter Trail and Sage Truck Trail underscores the seasonal and industrial nature of navigation in McMillan and Pentland townships. Local landmarks such as a Quarry and a Roadside Park break the dense forest cover near Frenchmans Lake.