Michigan Counties - Luce County, Michigan

Luce County is located in the northeastern part of Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula, along the southern shores of Lake Superior. It largely
consists of wilderness river country with approximately 40% of it
classified as freshwater swampland.

The county was named after Cyrus Luce, Governor of Michigan from
1887-90. Luce County is mostly wilderness with about 40% swampland.
John Newberry founded the Vulcan Furnace Company. Industries included
timber, and farming. In 1903, in Newberry, the Upper Peninsula Hospital
for the Insane and Feeble Minded opened. Today it is known as Newberry
Regional Mental Health Center.

Thousands of Rentalists visit the Tahquamenon Falls each year.

COUNTY STATISTICS

County Seat: Newberry

Size: 914 Square Miles

Elevation: 600-1000 Feet

Physiography: Lake-border-plains, rolling plains

Growing Season: 110-130 days

Annual Precipitation: 30-33 inches

Average Snowfall: 110 - 130 inches

Forest Type: Maple-Hemlock, Aspen-Birch, Spruce-Fir, Pine-Oak

Fall Colors: Late September

CITIES WITHIN

Beaches Corner, Carpenter Landing, Danaher, Deer Park, Dollaville
Four Mile Corner, Helmer, Hunter's, Johnson's, Laketon, Lone Pine
McMillian (49853), Mout's, Natalie, Newberry (49868), Watson's Corner

SURROUNDING COUNTIES

Alger - Chippewa - Mackinac - Schoolcraft

GENERAL INFORMATION

Luce County Government

Snowmobiling Conditions - Newberry

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