Points of Interest

Points of Historical Interest

Settlements and Ghost Towns Country Schools

Name	Township	Sec.	Location	Image	Notes	Status
Boys Camp	Ashland	30	128th & Alger	No		Farm land
Beaver Tower U.S.F.S	Beaver	26/27	Stone ~0.9 miles south of 8 Mile
Big Prairie Desert	Big Prairie	7/8/17/18/19/20	Roughly 28th north to 12th, Pine west to Elm
Hardy Dam	Big Prairie	28	36th at the Muskegon River	1, 2, 3, 4		Still in operation
Mailes (?)	Big Prairie	28	36th just east of Hardy Dam		Unknown what this is
Charmichels	Brooks	13	72nd & Pine		Unknown what this is
High Rollway	Brooks	26	M82 (Formerly M46, aka 88th) ~1/4 east of Thornapple	1, 2, 3	One of two identified log rollways in the county.	Now a Michigan Department of Transportation roadside park. The erosion caused by rolling logs down to the river is still evident.
Newaygo Lakes Tower	Brooks	6	48th ~1 mile west of Gordon
Paynes	Brooks	29	88th just west of Redwood		Unknown what this is
Sand Rollway	Brooks	22	Poplar at the Muskegon River
Southwick's	Brooks	33	88th just east of Brooks Vista		Unknown what this is
Boy Scout Camp	Croton	19	Off Petit Lake Ave near Petit Lake
Croton Dam	Croton	18	Croton Drive at Muskegon River	1, 2, 3		Still in operation
Croton Tower U.S.F.S	Croton	17	Holly ~3/4 mile north of 76th
Kelleys	Croton	19	72nd at the Muskegon River		Unknown what this is
Ice House	Dayton	36	Second Lake near the creek inlet from First Lake	1, 2, 3, 4, 5		Only the foundation remains, heavily overgrown and very difficult to see
Presley's	Dayton	25	Ramshorn near Fourth Lake		Unknown what this is
U.S.F.S Camp Site	Denver	2/3	Somewhere along unmarked two track near Faupell Lake
White River CCC Camp	Denver	13	End of Pingree Drive east off Luce
Gibbs Tower U.S.F.S	Everett	11	Poplar just north of 12th	1
Gleaner's Hall	Everett	26	40th & Laurel			Now a private residence
Newaygo Lakes Tower	Everett	31	48th ~1 mile west of Gordon
Community Building	Garfield	15	68th & Bingham	1		No sign of original structure, although it was still standing at least into the 1990's.
Harlburts	Garfield	2	Unnamed road west off Ferris ~1/2 mile south of 48th	No	Fin & Feather Club?	I believe this is now a private subdivision on Kimball Lake.
Infirmary(?)	Garfield	6	48th & Croswell			Former Peter Smalligan farm
Portland Cement Factory	Garfield	City of Newaygo	M37 at the Muskegon River	Gallery		A few feet east of the light at M82 & M37 is an access road that goes down beneath the bridge to the site.
Steam Boat Landing	Garfield	34	West off McClelland at the Muskegon River	1, 2		Area is surrounded by private land and not accessible.
Dudgeon Swamp	Goodwell	19/20/29/30	Roughly 1 Mile north to 3 Mile, Pine west to Elm	Gallery	It was here that the story of the deaths of David and Romie Hodell unfolded.	See the gallery and the Deaths of David and Romie Hodell pages for further information.
Highline Tower U.S.F.S	Goodwell	6	Harrison ~1/2 mile east of Locust
Bitely CCC Camp	Home	30	East of Centerline in jog
Indian Mounds	Lincoln	32	Baseline between Croswell & Baldwin
Loda Lake	Lincoln	2	6 Mile & Felch	1, 2	Also in Merrill Township. Part of a wildflower sanctuary, with nice hiking trails.	Well maintained public access.
Tank Lake	Lincoln	1	Between M-37 and railroad tracks in northeast corner of the section.		Probably supplied water to the lumber operation at Park City.
Loda Lake	Merrill	35	6 Mile & Felch	1, 2	Also in Lincoln Township. Part of a wildflower sanctuary, with nice hiking trails.	Well maintained public access.
"The Tube"	Merrill	Unknown	North east of 6 Mile on the North Country Trail	1, 2	Head north on the NCT from where it cuts 6 Mile for an hour or two.	Several miles from any access, little evidence of how this inner tube ever got here.
Shisder(?) Mill	Merrill	27	Taylor Drive
The Pool	Monroe	33	6 Mile ~3/4 miles west of Evergreen on 6 Mile
Trails End	Monroe	34	NE corner near Kinney Lake		May be accessible by unmarked two track ~1/2 mile north of 6 Mile on Evergreen
Hungerford Tower U.S.F.S	Norwich	23	M20/9 Mile ~1 mile west of Cottonwood
Martin's	Sheridan	2	Fremont Lake Drive just south of park		Unknown what this is
Brown's	Sherman	21	Just south of 24th on west edge of Crystal Lake		Unknown what this is
U.S.F.S Campground	Sherman	2	Echo Drive at Alley Lake
Windmill Gardens	Sherman	31	Luce northeast of Fremont	Gallery	Historical collection of buildings, tools, and equipment, particularly windmills, important to the history of Newaygo County.	Now closed
YMCA Camp	Sherman	27	West side of Ryerson Lake near peninsula
Star Lake Tower U.S.F.S	Troy	1	Coolidge
Grand Rapids	Wilcox	16	3 Mile at the White River