Norway, Michigan: Lodging, Businesses, Attractions, & Recreation

Norway, Michigan is a small town on Highway US-2 in the South Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan

 Food and Beverages

PASTY OVEN Pasty Shop is located at W-7270 Highway U.S.2, near the stoplight in Quinnesec Michigan, just 4 miles west of Norway, MI. Phone: 906-776-0990 or toll free 800-753-5257. Eat in our dining area or pick up some delicious pasties for lunch or dinner. We also serve soup, delicious sandwiches, and a Friday Fish Fry. The Pasty Oven offers mail order so you can enjoy a taste of the Upper Peninsula in your own home. Baked fresh every day at our USDA inspected plant in Florence, we offer a variety of pasties including the traditional pasty, breakfast pasty, chicken pasty, vegetable pasty, and mini pastys . . . . great for appetizers or a party. Pasties can be purchased hot and fresh, half-baked, frozen or by mail order. Gift Certificates available.

Businesses and Services

DOWNTOWN SEW & VAC carries Lindhaus, Simplicity, and Sebo vacuum cleaners; the Big Green Egg cooker & accessories; Simplicity sewing machines, thread, and notions; air purifiers; heaters; plus many other products to make your life easier. Stop by and check out our products for your home. Downtown Sew & Vac, 
224 E. Hughitt Street,
Iron Mountain, MI 49801. 
Phone: 906-774-8931

The MARKELL COMPANY: Roofing: Commercial & Residential; Custom Sheet Metal Fabrication; Commercial Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning; Commercial Kitchen Hoods; Dust and Fume Exhaust Systems; and Brick Restoration & Waterproofing for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern Wisconsin at The Markell Company, 1227 S. Milwaukee Avenue, Iron Mountain, MI. Phone (906) 774-0240 or Toll Free: 1-888-799-0240.

NORWAY LIBRARY, 629 Section Street, Norway, Mi 49870. Phone: 906-560-8617

PAINTING CONTRACTOR Randy Duval Painting & Decorating. Over 35 years of service in the area. See Randy for all your painting and decorating needs. Wallpaper, Refurbrishing Paneling, Woodgraining on Metal Doors, Deck Maintanence, Window Trim and Sills, Cabinets, Staining, Color Varnishing, & Power Washing. Licensed & Insured. Duval Painting, N-4849 Harding Park Drive, Iron Mountain, MI 49801. Phone: 906-774-2812

RAINBOW'S END Gift Shop offers items created with alpaca fleece as well as a large selection of yarn, needles, and patterns. Supplies for knitting, crocheting, and spinning.

Attractions

DICKINSON COUNTY FAIR. Labor Day Weekend at the Norway Fairgrounds, 1 mile south of Norway on Highway 8.

MUSEUM: Jake Menghini Historical Museum, just west of Norway on US-2 before the Railroad overpass. 105 Odill Road. Open May 30th through Labor Day and Monday, Wednesday, & Friday during September. Small admission charge. 906-563-5586

NORWAY SPEEDWAY oval track racing on Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

NORWAY SPRING is a Michigan Historic Site is located just west of Norway on US-2. This is a very popular artesian well. Stop by for a drink of this crystal clear water and fill your water bottles.

Jake Menghini Historical Museum
Norway Spring

 

Recreation

BJORKMAN'S Sleigh Rides, Saddle Horse Trail Rides, Stagecoach and Covered Wagon Trips. W5994 Chapman Rd., off Hwy 8, Niagara, Wl. Phone: 715-251-4408. Just a few miles south of Norway. Choice of scenic trips: 1 hour, 4 hours, overnight or several days. Horseback riding and lessons. Ride in a real stage coach through the woods or take a group out in the covered wagon for a picnic down by the river. Open year round, available for special events. Fun trips for the entire family.

FAMILY FUN PARK in Escanaba is a wonderful spot for the whole family to try our fun activities.  Drive a Go-Kart on our banked track or cool off on a Kamikaze Bumper Boat ride in our pool.  We offer Adventure Golf with waterfalls and other hazards, Batting Cages for batting practice in a netted area with pitching machines, and Bank-Shot Basketball. Lots of fun for everyone. Open at noon during the summer months.  Located just 2 blocks from Highways US-2 & US-41. Family Fun Park, 2929 3rd Ave. North,  Escanaba, MI 49829. Phone: (906) 789-9386

FUMEE NATURAL RECREATION AREA for hiking, biking, photography, bird watching, cross-country skiing, & snowshoeing. 
Take US-2 west to Upper Pine Creek Road. Take right onto Upper Pine Creek Road and travel about one mile. Turn left to the parking lot.

PIER'S GORGE, located 2 miles south of Norway on Highway 8, is a Class IV-V rapids on the Menominee River. Hiking trail. Whitewater Rafting at Kosirs, Thorntons, and Wildman Ranch

RAINBOW'S END ALPACA FARM is located in Norway, MI in the south central Upper Peninsula. Stop by and take a tour of the Alpaca Farm and see these interesting animals. Fun for the whole family. Rainbow Gifts offers items created with alpaca fleece as well as a large selection of yarn, needles, and patterns. Supplies for knitting, crocheting, and spinning. A great spot for a special event. Alpacas for sale. Rainbow's End Alpacas, W6139 US 2, Norway, MI 49870 Phone: 906-563-7034

STRAWBERRY LAKE PARK offers a walking trail and fishing piers. Ice rink in the winter. KNIGHTS KINGDOM PLAY AREA for the kids is just east of the park entrance. Take Main street west under the railroad overpass and turn right at the next corner.

 

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