Newberry, Michigan
Newberry is a village and county seat of Luce County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is located within McMillan Township and is the only incorporated community in Luce County. The population was 1,519 at the 2010 census. The village was named in honor of John Stoughton Newberry, a U.S. Representative and industrialist from the state of Michigan. Newberry is surrounded by miles of state and national forests and is considered one of two gateways... Show more to the Tahquamenon Falls area—the other being Paradise approximately 40 miles northeast. Newberry was designated as the moose capital of Michigan by the state legislature, in House Resolution 2002-572 and Senate Resolution 2002-259. It is home to the Newberry Correctional Facility, operating since 1996, and Helen Newberry Joy Hospital. In August 2007, the Sleeper Lakes Fire burned for several weeks north of Newberry, and firefighting efforts...