Newberry Lodgings

Newberry is 25 miles from Tahquamenon Falls. It makes a convenient hub for day trips through the wilderness on the Toonerville Trolley, to Seney National Wildlife Refuge, the Two Hearted River Mouth, and the Grand Marais end of Pictured Rocks. As the area's only town, it offers way more services (groceries, late dinners, laundry) than other area lodging choices.
See also: Paradise, Hulbert, Trout Lake, and Bay Mills. Motels are arranged from in-town to beyond.

PARKAWAY MOTEL & EVENING STAR MOTEL
(906) 293-8342
For clean, well managed rooms at an attractive price, these side-by-side motels, under the same management, are a good choice. Having a 40' pool in a separate building is a nice extra.
The Evening Star has 14 rooms in 2 buildings, the Parkaway has 26 in 3 buildings. Rooms have minifridges, microwaves, cable TV with HBO and CineMax, and WiFi. Coffee in office. One gathering place is outside by the barbecue, another is the big front lobby with sofas. Rates are by the bed: $50 for one queen, $62 for 2 queens. On snowmobile trail.

ZELLAR'S VILLAGE INN
(906) 293-5114
For people who want everything under one roof—a motel, a competent restaurant, Z's Lounge with darts and, on weekends, dancing, this popular local gathering place is the right choice. Guests can use the indoor pool at the adjacent Super 8, owned by the Zellar family. The motel has 20 units plus two duplexes on one floor. Rooms ($55/night for two in summer) are pleasant, with cable TV and phones. If quiet means a lot, ask for rooms away from Z's lounge, especially weekends. There's room in back to walk dogs. Not far from the in-town street system, a plus for walkers and joggers.

SUPER 8 of NEWBERRY
(906) 293-5114
The Zellar family's newer motel, 40 rooms on two floors, is behind their restaurant and lounge, not far from in-town streets and sidewalks for walkers and joggers. There's a lobby with a two-story fireplace, and a good-size indoor pool with hot tub. Standard rooms for two with two queens: $89/night in summer, $59 in late fall. Ask about large suites with kitchenettes and living areas, for $135/night. Complimentary light continental breakfast with fruit, cereal, more. All rooms have cable TV and phones. Next to Zellars' Village Inn restaurant, bar.

GATEWAY MOTEL
(906) 293-5651
Each of the 11 pleasant rooms in this single-story motel is individually furnished with books to read, a rocking chair, and prints and paintings of natural subjects. Wood carvings decorate the exterior: a largemouth bass, eagle with fish, snowmobiler, hummingbird, logging truck, and more. Rooms have cable TV and either one queen or king ($54 for two in season) or two queens ($62). Two smoking rooms. Ask about low off-season rates.

AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN
(906) 293-4000
Newberry's biggest hotel (66 rooms on 2 stories) was formerly a Days' Inn and Best Western. It has an indoor pool, plus sauna and whirlpool. Rooms have either one bed (king or queen) or two queens. Summer rates: $93 for standard rooms, $150 for a one-bedroom suite (sleeps four) with microwave, refrigerator, cooktop. There's a free continental breakfast.

MACLEOD HOUSE
(906) 293-3841
When a bank expansion threatened to destroy one of Newberry's landmark homes, Cheryl and Frank Cicala moved the house out to a pretty rural location not far from town. They restored it and fashioned a third-floor apartment for themselves. The house was built in 1898 by Donald MacLeod, who owned a lumberyard and hotel. It has the big front porch that's a hallmark of the Queen Anne style, and two side porches as well. Period details are in excellent condition: parquet floors in four woods, paneling in the parlor and stair hall, a fireplace with an elaborate coppery insert and mirrored mantel. Romantic, vivid Victorian décor is pictured on website. Three attractive guest rooms with private baths are all on the second floor. $79 to $105 (suite with whirlpool). A gazebo provides an outdoor sitting area with pleasant rural views. A full breakfast is served.

HALFWAY LAKE RESORT
(906) 658-3579
Eight newish housekeeping cabins and a private, 64-acre spring-fed lake make this resort quite unusual. No gasoline motors are allowed on pristine Halfway Lake, surrounded by hardwoods. Quiet reigns; loons nest on the lake. A fishing boat comes with each cabin, and electric motors can be rented to use on the lake. Pike and perch reproduce naturally. Guests are welcome to catch dinner, but otherwise it's catch-and-release except for trophy fish. No fishing license is necessary. Owners Delain and Doug McCool are selling some lake lots, but deed restrictions will keep gasoline-powered boats off the lake.
There used to be an old hotel here, called the Halfway Hotel because it was half way between Newberry and Deer Park on Lake Superior, 12 miles to the north. It's easy to take day trips from here to Tahquamenon Falls, Whitefish Point, hiking trails along Lake Superior, and Grand Marais. Oswald's Bear Ranch is almost a neighbor.
     All cabins have two bedrooms. Six have lake views from their picture windows. The other two have gas fireplaces. Each has a TV with 2 Canadian and 2 American channels "on a good day." Cabins sleep up to 8. Guests use office phone. Rates are at $99/day in season with a three-day minimum, or $695/week for parents and their children under 16. There's a small sand beach for swimming. By the road, away from the cabins are volleyball, basketball, and horseshoe pits, and a hot tub. It's an easy mile to a snowmobile trail.

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