Widewaters Site

The Widewaters Site, also designated 20AR245 , is an archaeological site located in Alger County, Michigan. The site dates from the Woodland period, and is situated on a terrace above the Indian River about 30 ft (9.1 m) from the water, about 0.62 mi (1 km) from the Bar Lake Site.[3] It was used as a camp,[4] and is near a stand of wild rice. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[2]

Widewaters Site
LocationAlger County, Michigan[1]
Coordinates46°14′0″N 86°38′20″W
MPSWoodland Period Archaeological Sites of the Indian River and Fishdam River Basins MPS
NRHP reference No.14000368[2]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 2014

References
  1. The Widewaters site is listed in the NRIS as "Address Restricted."However, Dunham gives the location as on Indian River near Bar Lake. The geo-coordinates are approximate.
  2. WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 6/16/14 THROUGH 6/27/14, National Park Service, June 27, 2014
  3. Sean Barron Dunham (2014), Late Woodland Settlement and Subsistence in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan (PDF)
  4. Janet Silbernagel; S. R. Martin; M. R. Gale; J. Chen (1997), "Prehistoric, historic, and present settlement patterns related to ecological hierarchy in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA" (PDF), Landscape Ecology, 12 (4): 223–240, doi:10.1023/a:1007946907682

Further reading
  • Franzen, J. G. (2000), Preliminary Report on Archaeological Investigations at the Williams Trading Post Site, FS 09-10-03-811 (20AR353), Grand Island National Recreation Area, Alger County, Michigan, Hiawatha National Forest, Escanaba, Michigan
  • Robinson, G., D. J. Weir, and M. J. Hambacher (1991), 1990 Cultural Resource Survey of Parcels on Grand Island Hiawatha National Forest, Commonwealth Cultural Resource Group, Inc., Jackson, MichiganCS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Weir, D. J. (1981), A Cultural Reource Survey of the Hiawatha National Forest, Commonwealth Associates, Inc., Jackson, Michigan.
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