2017 Map of Tenmile Point

About this map

Lake Superior meets the shoreline of Ontonagon County at Tenmile Point, a distinctive projection into the water that defines this stretch of the Upper Peninsula coast. The landscape is dominated by a dense network of watercourses draining into the lake, including the Firesteel River and Flintsteel River, alongside numerous smaller tributaries such as Tenmile Cr, Bear Cr, and Cane Cr. This rural area is crisscrossed by roads that often follow the natural contours of the land or established section lines, such as Lakeshore Dr and the evocatively named Hungry Hollow Rd. The map illustrates the transition from the rocky lakefront to the inland topography of Ontonagon Township, where local names like Aho Rd and Beck Rd suggest the legacy of local landownership and rural settlement patterns in the northern Michigan woods.