QUICK FACTS about Luce County....

• Newberry is the County Seat of Luce County
• Luce County Michigan, in the Northeastern Upper Peninsula, contains about 903 square miles
• Luce County has over 300,000 acres of public access land, 15,000 acres of inland lakes and 658 miles of rivers and streams
• The shoreline along Lake Superior has a length of about 31 miles in Luce County
• Largely undeveloped, forty percent of Luce County is owned by the State of Michigan as the Lake Superior State Forest 
• Luce County consists of wilderness river country of which forty percent is classified as freshwater swampland. 
• Population figures:  Luce County - 6,614 persons,         The Village of Newberry  - 1,547 persons (2008 estimate, Michigan.gov)
• Average summer temperatures:  High - 76 degrees      Low - 53 degrees
• Average winter temperatures:  High - 23 degrees      Low - 8 degrees
• Average rainfall: 28 inches,  Average snowfall:  108 inches
• The average growing season is about 110 days, extending from the average date of the last killing frost, June 2, to that of the first killing frost, September 20.
• Major industries are tourism, logging and public service
  
  
  

 LOCAL INFORMATION about the Newberry Area

The Village of Newberry Office    
307 East McMillan     
Phone:  906-293-3433

Newberry Public Library
Located at The Tahquamenon Area Schools,  700 Newberry Avenue
Phone:  906-293-5214
Hours    (as of July 2010)
Monday         Closed
Tuesday        1pm-9pm
Wednesday  9am-5pm 
Thursday       1pm-9pm
Friday           Closed
Saturday       10am-3pm
Sunday         Closed

Newberry Post Office
216 East John Street
Phone:  906-293-8631
Hours:
Monday-Friday:  9am-4:30pm,  Closed 1:30-2:30 for lunch
Satruday:  11am-1pm

Newberry Dump Hours
7311 County Road 391
Hours:  
Tuesday & Thursday:  11am-4:30pm
Wednesday:   11am-7pm