Onaway is a city in Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 880 at the 2010 census. Onaway is the Sturgeon Capital of Michigan, and there is a lake sturgeon streamside rearing facility on the nearby Black River, where the fish migrate down to the Cheboygan River and then to Lake Huron.

What is Onaway Michigan known for?

Winter sports are popular, as well as fishing, including Black Lake, historically known as a source for sturgeon, now a dwindling species; making Onaway famous as the "Sturgeon Capital of Michigan". Black Lake also contains populations of perch, walleye, and several species of bass.

When was Onaway Michigan founded?

Onaway was incorporated as a village in 1899 and as a city in 1908. It has set a mark for rapid growth among the towns of Northern Michigan and on this point, it is only necessary to recall the census figures of 1900 which gave its population as 1,204, and compare them with the enumeration of 1910, 2,702.