Mio, Michigan

About Mio

Mio, MI is a small unincorporated community located in northern Michigan.

Mio holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.37 square miles.

📰 Mio News Today

• Ricky Toney, 63, of Mio Up North Voice · Aug 14
• Mio Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Mio-Au Sable High School (MI) Girls Basketball MaxPreps · Jul 31
• Mio-area wildfire 100% contained after 4 days, officials say Detroit Free Press · May 7
• Overpopulation, bait piles contribute to spread of CWD in Michigan deer herds Spartan Newsroom · Apr 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mio Unique

• The only place in America named Mio — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mio

• Dining Hall
• Ski House (café)
• Ausable River Resturant — american
• Daily Grind — coffee shop (café)
• Ellies 12 Tables — american
• Fairview Family Restaurant — american
• Ma Deeters — burger
• Mio Pizza Shop — pizza
• Paddle Inn Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Blockhouse · Museum
• Skyline Event Center · Museum
• Steiner Museum · Museum
• Stone Native American Head · Attraction
• Wild Frontier Fun Park · Theme park
• Kirtland's Warbler Monument · Attraction
• Our Lady of the Woods Shrine · Attraction
• Pink Elephant Statue · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mio

• Au Sable State Forest - Grayling Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Boney Park reviews ★
• Fire Bowl reviews ★
• Joseph Pillars Park reviews ★
• M33 Roadside Park reviews ★
• Snow Valley reviews ★
• Luzerne Park reviews ★
• Smith Lake Park reviews ★
• Township Park reviews ★
• Wayside Recreation Site reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mio

• Fairview School
• MioAuSable Elementary School
• MioAuSable High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mio

🏘️ Nearby Communities