MI · depth model

Burt Lake

The big lake on Michigan's Inland Waterway, from Indian River to Cheboygan.

12 inch$149Desk, bookshelf, hallway. The closing-gift size. · ≈ 1.9 lb 17 inch$249Over a sideboard or in a reading nook. · ≈ 3.9 lb 24 inch$399The over-the-mantel piece. Islands appear at this scale. · ≈ 7.8 lb 30 inch$599Statement wall. Two hangers, every town on the shore named. · ≈ 12.2 lb

Make it yours family name · a line of text · a star on your place

Family name on the title block A line under it Title block preview

Your place — a star and a name on the board

Add a laser-cut desk stand (12" and 17" only) +$29

Made to order in Waterford, PA. Ships in 7–10 days, free in the lower 48. Birch, 5 mm per layer, keyhole hanger built in. By ordering you agree to our terms — decorative art, not a navigational chart.

The layers of this board — each depth is engraved on its step

12 ft · first step
24 ft
37 ft
49 ft
61 ft
73 ft · bottom

73 ftmaximum depth

27.0square miles of water

6depth layers cut

370roads engraved on the 12"

4towns named

1.9 lbthe 12" on the wall (≈ 12.2 lb at 30")

The lake

About Burt Lake

Burt Lake in Cheboygan County is about 17,000 acres and 73 feet deep, part of the Inland Waterway that lets boats travel 38 miles from Crooked Lake to Lake Huron. Burt Lake State Park's beach, Indian River and the Burt Lake Band's reservation history are its shore; walleye and perch are its fish.

On the board

4 shore towns named, with a star on each
370 roads engraved around the shore, 12 of them labeled
6 depth layers, each step engraved with its depth in feet
Compass rose, title block with coordinates, max depth and area; keyhole hanger on the back

Why we cut this one

Burt Lake is one of the lakes people ask us for by name — the kind of shoreline where the house has a name and the dock has a history. This board is cut from the same depth grid the configurator uses for all 104,419 lakes, so the shape is the real one.