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1951 Map of Whitefish Point

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Whitefish Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Whitefish Point serves as a critical maritime landmark where the expansive waters of Lake Superior meet Whitefish Bay. This 1951 survey, based on aerial photography from the previous year, captures the shoreline just as maritime navigation technology was evolving. The point is anchored by the USCG Radio Sta and Fog Warning Sta, a vital installation for Great Lakes shipping safety, accompanied by a cluster of Towers at the peninsula's tip.

Most of the land south of the point is part of the Lake Superior State Forest, a landscape of low-relief terrain and marshy pockets including Little Lake. The primary corridor for land travel is the Whitefish Road, which skirts the eastern shore of the peninsula. The depth soundings and coastal hydrography provided by the U S Lake Survey detail the underwater shelf surrounding the point, highlighting the transition from the sheltered bay to the open lake.