By Max

These Are Some facts about Newberry

Newberry is called the moose capital The Tahquamenon waterfall is the

second largest waterfall east of the Mississippi river

The Tahquamenon river was made famous in the Longfellow poem Hiawatha. According to the Indian lore, the origin of the name Tahquamenon is attributed to the water’s amber color.

Newberry

If you think Newberry is a city full of skyscrapers and busy traffic, it’s not. Newberry is a village with lots of forests with wheat fields , grass plains ,waterfalls amber colored rivers boat tours and golf.

Newberry holds the shipwreck museum

In the spring it’s a great fishing season

The fall is beautiful when all of the forest leaves change colors

Here’s the population

Population in July 2007: 2,579.Males: 1,661   (64.4%) Females: 918   (35.6%)

Median resident age:   33.9 years Michigan median age:   35.5 years

Newberry’s Latitude is 41 degrees westAnd the Longitude is 26 Degrees north

Newberry’s Latitude and Longitude

Differences

Cities Newberry

Tall buildings Huge airports A lot of traffic

Condos and smaller homes

Small airports More forests Not a lot of lakes by

Newberry (closest is north Manistique lake)

Did You Know?

Did you know that Newberry’s zip code is 49868?

Did you know that Newberry’s elevation is estimated at 869 ft.(265 meters)

Newberry Map

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Picture Of Tahquamenon River

Picture of the Forest in Newberry

Attractions

Oswald’s Bear Ranch Tahquamenon falls Tahquamenon river Shipwreck Museum

Picture of a moose

Newberry’s first inhabitants were Indians who called their self’s Ojibwas

More did you know

Did you know that Newberry has a mascot called Moe the Moose?

Did you know in 1882 this area was called Grant’s Corner that was founded as the logging headquarters of the Vulcan furnace company

Moose in Newberry

Newberry is the Moose Capital of Michigan it has more moose than any city in Michigan

The weather on 12/2/08 isC Weather ConditionsTemp: 19°FClearHumidity: 93% Wind Speed: 5mph SSE Barometer: 1008 mb Dewpoint: 18°F Heat Index: 19°F Wind Chill: 11°F Sunrise: 8:05 am EST Sunset: 4:58 pm EST Moon: Waxing Crescent Moon Put Newberry weather on your siteLast Updated: Dec 2, 2008 9:17 am EST

The climate in January is below 14 degrees FThe July the climate is below 66 degrees FThe annual snowfall is 32 to 36 inches of snow.

Unknown

Where the first settlers came from What the city was known for The soil in Newberry How people make their living

Cities by Newberry

Dollarville Helmer

Dollarville is one of the cities by Newberry it is only 55 (estimated) miles away from Newberry

Helmer is another city around Newberry I don’t know much about Helmer but what I do know is that it is farther away then Dollarville

Review

What is the name of the amber colored river and falls?

Name two attractions besides the Tahquamenon River/Falls.

How much snow fall does Newberry get in a year?

Pop question: what peninsula is Newberry in?

How do you spell the amber colored falls and river {the person who gets this right gets a piece of candy}

Answers

Tahquamenon river and Falls Shipwreck museum and Oswald’s

bear ranch 32 TO 36 INCHES Upper Tahquamenon

Info

I have a lot of info from different I had to just include the resource that I most used that was the Newberry chamber of commerce

Also pictures were found at Google images and Newberry chamber of commerce.

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