Lake House Wood Maps Beyond the Finger Lakes: A Regional Gift Guide

We're Tami and Jennifer, and our family shop sits in Newark, NY, at the top of the Finger Lakes. Our Finger Lakes maps were where it all started, but these days the question at the counter is just as likely to be about a camp in the Adirondacks, a cottage up north in Michigan or a cabin on a lake in Ontario. So here's a guide to the layered wood lake maps we make for lake people everywhere else, with a few ideas for picking the right one as a Christmas gift.

What every ready-made lake map has in common

• How it's built: laser-cut, engraved maple land layered over hand-painted blue water, with the roads, towns and landmarks around the shoreline engraved in.
• Frame: stained walnut or painted black, same price, ready to hang.
• Price: $49.
• Size: most are 12.4 x 16.4 in. (portrait) or 16.4 x 12.4 in. / 17 x 11 in. (landscape), depending on the shape of the lake. Every map page lists its exact size.
• Shipping: ready-made maps ship from our Newark, NY shop in 1-2 business days.

Adirondack lake maps

For the family camp in the North Country, start with Long Lake, which runs from Deerland up to the wild north end, or the Fulton Chain of Lakes, from Old Forge past Eagle Bay to Inlet. In the northern Adirondacks, our Upper Chateaugay Lake map covers the Narrows, Bluff Point and Indian Point. See them all in our Adirondack wood maps.

Elsewhere in New York, we also make the Thousand Islands (Kingston and Wolfe Island to Gananoque and Clayton), Chautauqua Lake (Mayville and Bemus Point to Jamestown) and Oneida Lake, the largest lake wholly within the state. Browse every one in New York wood maps.

Michigan lake maps

We make a lot of Michigan lakes. Up north there's Higgins Lake in Roscommon County, Glen Lake by Glen Arbor, Grand Traverse Bay and Traverse City, and the Chain of Lakes from Torch Lake and Bellaire to Elk Rapids. We also make Black Lake near Onaway and Lake St. Clair, which runs between Michigan and Ontario. There are plenty more inland lakes in our Michigan wood maps.

Wisconsin and Minnesota lake maps

In Wisconsin, look at Lake Winnebago (Oshkosh and Fond du Lac), Rock Lake in Lake Mills, and two Sawyer County lakes near Hayward: Round Lake and Placid Lake. In Minnesota we make Crosslake on the Whitefish Chain, Mirror Lake in Itasca County and Lake Plantagenet in Hubbard County. Browse the Wisconsin and Minnesota collections for more.

The Great Lakes

For the boater or the big-water lover, we make all five Great Lakes on one map, plus single-lake maps of Lake Superior, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. They're all in our Great Lakes wood maps.

Canadian lake maps

Cottage country is well represented. In Ontario there's Lake Bernard near Sundridge, Wahwashkesh Lake in the Parry Sound District, Charleston Lake and Arrow Lake near Thunder Bay. Farther afield we make Lac des Sables in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Québec, Lake Diefenbaker in Saskatchewan and Buck Lake in Alberta. See every one in our Canada wood maps, or go straight to Ontario or Québec.

New England lake maps

For New England lake houses, we make Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire, plus Long Lake (Harrison, Bridgton and Naples) and Cobbosseecontee Lake in Maine. You'll find more in Maine wood maps and New Hampshire wood maps.

Tips for choosing a lake map gift

• Pick the lake they talk about most. The cottage they rent every summer, the camp that's been in the family for generations or the lake they grew up on means more than the biggest one nearby.
• Match the frame to the room. Stained walnut warms up a cabin or farmhouse wall. Painted black looks sharp in a more modern space.
• Check the shape. Long, narrow lakes usually come in portrait and wide lakes in landscape, so look at the size on the map page if you have a particular spot on the wall in mind.
• Shop early for Christmas. Ready-made maps ship in 1-2 business days. Custom pieces ship 3-5 business days after you approve your proof, so give those a little extra time.

Don't see your lake?

If it's on Google Maps, we can put it on wood. Our custom laser-engraved wood map starts at $125 and works for any lake, town, farm or golf course. Each one is built in three hand-painted layers and ships 3-5 business days after you approve your proof. Have a question first? Get in touch and tell us about the place.

Shop all our lake maps

Browse every map we make in wood maps, or see our lake-by-lake Finger Lakes guide if your lake is closer to home. Shopping for the rest of the list too? Our personalized gifts and personalized Christmas ornaments are made in the same Newark, NY shop.