Phase I Archaeological Survery of the Little Beaver Lake Campground and White Pine Trail Parking Lot Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Author(s): John B. Anderton

Year: 2008

Summary

A Phase I Archeological Survey was conducted of the Little Beaver Lake Campground and the White Pine Trail parking lot expansion area within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on August 8th, 2008. The campground, a popular drive-in spot for tenting and small trailer use is located about 2.5 miles (4 km) north of H-58 at the terminus of the Little Beaver Lake Road, on the southwest end of Little Beaver Lake. The White Pine Trail parking lot is located approximately ¼ mile (0.4 km) to the south of the campground immediately west of Little Beaver Lake Road. The Phase I Survey, discussed below, was done in support of the Little Beaver Road Rehabilitation project (PMIS No. 53799; FHWA Project PIRO 15-1) and included excavation of shovel test pits (STPs) along with surface pedestrian transects. No cultural material was recovered from the testing.

Cite this Record

Phase I Archaeological Survery of the Little Beaver Lake Campground and White Pine Trail Parking Lot Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. John B. Anderton. Lincoln, Nebraska : Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service, Lincoln, Nebraska. 2008 ( tDAR id: 398378) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8X06946

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • PaleoIndian

Material
Chipped Stone • Fauna • Ground Stone

Site Name
Grand Sable Dunes • Little Beaver Road Rehabilitation Project • PMIS #53799 • Sand Point

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Road • Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features • Trail

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Remote Sensing • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

General
Cores • Little Beaver Lake Campground • Paleoshoreline Mapping • Pedestrian Survey • Projectile Point • White Pine Trail parking lot

Geographic Keywords
Grand Island Harbor • Lake Superior • Little Beaver Lake Campground • Little Beaver Road • Marquette County (County) • Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore • White Pine Trail

Temporal Keywords
19th Century CE • Archaic • Early Archaic • Early Woodland • Historic • Late Archaic • Marquette Advance • Middle Archaic • Nipissing Phase • Prehistoric • Woodland

Spatial Coverage

min long: -86.58; min lat: 46.462 ; max long: -86.041; max lat: 46.665 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Ashley Barnett

Repository(s): Midwest Archaeological Center of the National Park Service

Prepared By(s): Midwest Archaeological Center of the National Park Service

Record Identifiers

FHWA Project Name(s): PIRO 15(1)

PMIS(s): 53799

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