1976 Map of Wellston SE

About this map

The Little Manistee River winds through this 1976 orthophotoquad, which captures the dense woodland and wetland textures of northern Michigan during the mid-1970s. This specific image was produced as an advance print from an aerial photograph taken on May 8, 1976, offering a high-contrast look at the seasonal vegetation and water levels just as the region entered its spring growth. The map's photographic nature provides an unfiltered view of the terrain, revealing the intricate drainage patterns and small kettle lakes characteristic of this glaciated landscape. Because the quadrangle is largely undeveloped, the visibility of the river corridor and the clearings in the timber stand as the primary indicators of the land's transition and use at the time of the survey.