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2019 Map of Thumb Lake

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Thumb Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Thumb Lake and the surrounding glacial terrain of Chandler Hills define this part of northern Michigan, where high ridges meet a complex network of wetlands and headwaters. The landscape is a critical hydrological divide, giving rise to the N Br Boyne River flowing west and the W Br Sturgeon River extending east. Modern recreation is woven into this physical geography via the N Country National Scenic Trail and the Iron Belle Trail, which traverse the elevated ground near Thunder Mtn.

For the local historian, the map preserves the location of three significant burial grounds: Chandler Cem in the northeast, Howard Cem near the central ridges, and Hudson Cem to the southeast. These sites, along with family-named roads like Matz Rd and Jenkins Rd, mark the footprint of early settler families. The southern portion of the sheet is punctuated by smaller water bodies including Heart Lake, Kidney Lake, and Hoffman Lake, surrounded by the dense marshland typical of the region's interior basins.