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1964 Map of St. Martin Island

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of St. Martin Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

St Martin Bay and the northern reaches of Lake Huron define this isolated archipelago in the 1960s. The map highlights a remote maritime landscape where the Hiawatha National Forest extends across the mainland shore and onto the islands, emphasizing the protected status of the Les Cheneaux region. A notable cultural landmark is the Indian Burial Ground situated on the western shore of the St Ignace peninsula, providing a specific point of reference for local historians.

The island chain includes Big St Martin Island, the central St Martin Island, and Little St Martin Island, each surrounded by bathymetric soundings that reveal the complex underwater shoals of the Straits. While the mainland shows the beginnings of a local road network with Carpenter Road, the islands remain largely undeveloped, with small features like Paquin Lake on the mainland and St Martin Point serving as essential navigational landmarks for the surrounding waters of Search Bay.