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1964 Map of York Island

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of York Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The waters of Lake Superior surround the northernmost reaches of Wisconsin's mainland and the southwestern chain of the Apostle Islands. Much of the mainland peninsula is occupied by the Red Cliff Indian Reservation, where the landscape is defined by the winding paths of the Raspberry River and Red Cliff Creek. At this time in the mid-1960s, the shoreline remains mostly undeveloped, punctuated by navigational landmarks such as the Light on Raspberry Island and the prominent Point Detour.

Away from the coast, the interior of Russell Twp shows evidence of local resource extraction through several Gravel Pits. The map also captures the eastern extent of the Apostle Islands State Forest on Oak Island, emphasizing the region's character as a managed wilderness and maritime transition zone. Coastal features like Eagle Bay and Raspberry Bay illustrate the intricate indentations of the Bayfield Peninsula shoreline before the expansion of modern recreational infrastructure.