Norway Spring

Norway Spring is a Michigan Historical Marker site on US-2 west of Norway. The state marker explains that the community’s first major industry was a sawmill established in 1878, followed by the growth of iron mining on the Menominee Range. The spring itself appeared in 1903 when drilling for iron ore reached 1,094 feet and struck flowing artesian water instead.

The marker was registered and erected in 1966. That makes the site useful as interpretation rather than merely a roadside water stop: it connects the search for buried ore, the drilling technology of the period, and an unexpected natural result that became part of local identity.

Norway’s recreation plan describes public access from April through September, a paved route, and the artesian spring. It assigns an internal accessibility score of three, but that municipal score is not a current ADA guarantee and does not explain slopes, curb transitions, winter maintenance, restroom access, parking-striping, or the condition of the shelter.

No official current source found for this guide certifies the water as potable or publishes daily water-quality testing. View the spring and marker, but do not treat this page as permission to drink or fill containers. The stop works best in daylight and in combination with the mine or Pasty Oven rather than as a destination requiring a long independent drive.