1955 Map of Witch Lake

About this map

Michigamme State Forest and the Iron Range State Forest dominate this Upper Peninsula landscape, which was meticulously remapped in the mid-1950s using aerial photography. The terrain is defined by a dense network of water bodies, from the sprawling Lake Michigamme in the north to smaller, remote features like Wahlstrom Lake and Fence Lake. This era shows a transition in industrial infrastructure, where active lines of the Chicago and North Western and St Paul and Milwaukee railroads operated alongside an older Railroad Grade.