- Eras
- Strang era
- Concepts
- transportationStrang eratoponymy
- Within
- Beaver Island
- Media
- Beaver Island History Map, 1978 revision
Summary
The 1978 Historical Map labels a Winter Road, dates it broadly to the 1850s, and says it was passable when frozen. No independent source found in this pass confirms the road’s name, route, construction, or seasonal condition. Generic newspaper references to winter roads elsewhere cannot establish identity with this particular route, so the record remains unverified and unmapped.
Documented associations
No source-confirmed non-road entity is linked yet. Exact-name research leads remain in scripts/audit_road_links.py; a name collision is not treated as a road association.
Research status
The local newspaper and website corpus contains exact-name mentions in 0 file(s). Those files are research leads; the relation layer is added only when the surrounding source text establishes that the record involves this road.
Maps for this place
These Atlas plates provide regional context. They do not establish a precise boundary, current ownership, access right, operating status, or field condition.
- EnvironmentSoils, wetlands, hydrography, and terrain
- GeologyGeneralized geology and landforms
- HydrologyMapped water and wetland context
- AccessMapped routes, facilities, and protected areas
- Land surveyPLSS geometry and historic GLO patent-location context
Sources
- Described in this archive: Beaver Island History Map, 1978 revision.Labels “The Winter Road,” says it was cut in the 1850s, and describes it as passable when frozen. No independent road, survey, or maintenance record has yet been found.
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Winter Road (historical-map lead)”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/places/winter-road-historic/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Historical Society, Beaver Island Historical Map (1978 revision)..
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