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1958 Map of Wood Island

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Wood Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Grand Island dominates this mid-century coastal survey, situated within the cold reaches of Lake Superior off the coast of Alger County. The map shows the island's interior geography in detail, centered on Echo Lake and its outlet, Echo Lake Cr, which drains into Trout Bay. To the north, a Lighthouse sits at North Point, serving as a critical navigational aid for the maritime traffic of the Great Lakes.

The mainland portion of the map covers the western edge of the Hiawatha National Forest and the beginning of the Pictured Rocks shoreline near the Munising boundary. This 1958 field check documents the area before the expansion of recreational infrastructure, preserving the natural state of Wood Island and the isolated stretches of the Upper Peninsula coastline. The map serves as a primary record of the topography and hydrography for this portion of the Lake Superior shore during the post-war era.