Lake Margrethe, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Grayling Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49738. It lies near Mount Franklin. The Survey maps it on the Lake Margrethe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1949 USGS Fletcher quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Lake Margrethe quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Grayling quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Lake Margrethe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,091 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RANGE 16 KALKASKA 06 |
| 19 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RANGE #8, CRAWFORD 20 |
| 12 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RANGE #8 CRAWFORD 19 |
| 12 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CRAWFORD 13 RANGE #8 |
| 7 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Margrethe in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Margrethe | $21,000 | Numerous trees were downed in the area just east of Camp Grayling. One falling tree damaged a garage. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Margrethe | $10,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were downed in Beaver Creek Township. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Margrethe | $5,000 | Multiple trees were downed, leading to localized power outages. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Margrethe | $4,000 | Several trees were downed around Camp Grayling. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Lake Margrethe | - | Penny-sized hail covered the ground. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lake Margrethe | - | Nickel sized hail fell along Four Mile Road, near and east of I-75. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Lake Margrethe | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Lake Margrethe | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collens Landing | 0.2 miles | 14 | |
| Rasmus | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Danish Landing | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| McIntyre Landing | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Grayling | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Skyline Village | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Louis Cabin Landing | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Pere Cheney | 8.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 631550. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





