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2023 Map of Thousand Island Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The glacial waters of the Ottawa National Forest define this landscape along the Michigan-Wisconsin border. This region, where Gogebic County meets Vilas County, is a complex network of interconnected glacial lakes and narrow land bridges. The map illustrates a dense concentration of water bodies including the sprawling Thousand Island Lake, the central Cisco Lake, and smaller secluded basins like Dumbbell Lake and Little Mosquito Lake.

Evidence of seasonal habitation and recreation is visible through the myriad of secondary roads like Thousand Island Lake Rd and Meadowland Point Rd that provide access to points such as Indian Point, Belle Island, and Meadowwoods Point. The presence of numerous named bays and islands suggests a long-standing culture of shoreline living and water-based transport within this protected forest area, where the road network remains subordinate to the intricate geometry of the lakes.