Tag: Newaygo

Newaygo is a city in Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,976 at the 2010 census. The character of the town is quite rural.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km), of which, 3.3 square miles (8.5 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) of it (4.03%) is water. including the Muskegon River, which runs through the town and is often used for canoe trips, tubing, and fishing. The county is considered to be part of West Michigan. Newaygo is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids.
The Muskegon River flows through the north side of the town.
Newaygo’s recorded history goes back to French Voyageurs and Coureur des bois, that is, explorers and trappers (who may or may not have been licensed), who came up the Muskegon River. It was ostensibly named after Chief Naw-wa-goo, a signatory of the Treaty of Saginaw in 1812. But see, Newaygo County, Michigan. John Brooks came to harvest…