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1985 Map of Tunis

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Tunis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Copper Country State Forest dominates this Northwoods landscape, straddling the boundary of Baraga and Iron counties in the mid-1980s. The region is defined by an intricate network of waterways, most notably the Net River and its various tributaries. The Net River Flooding area indicates a low-lying, swampy terrain where water management or natural beaver activity has altered the river's course. Small settlements like Tunis and Park Siding appear as quiet outposts along the forest edge, likely tied to the timber industry or local rail history.

Evidence of resource extraction is found in several scattered Gravel Pits, while the vast Ottawa National Forest borders the western edge of the sheet. Remote water bodies such as May Lake and Saline Lake are tucked into the undulating timberland, reached only by unimproved roads. This map serves as a detailed record of the Upper Peninsula’s wilderness before modern development, capturing the specific geography of isolated sloughs and creek systems like Dead Slough and Reservoir Creek.