Montague is a city in Muskegon County, Michigan, United States.

[2] The city is politically independent from Montague Township, which borders it on three sides.

Noah Ferry founded the city, naming it in honor of his father, William Montague Ferry, who founded the cities of Grand Haven and Ferrysburg in neighboring Ottawa County.

Montague is home to the "World's Largest Working Weathervane", which was constructed in part by local manufacturer Whitehall Metal Studios.

The ship became infamous after it sank in a storm in 1901, and the wooden nameplate of the schooner floated back to the shores of Montague, where it was found in 1902.

Many people believed that the boat was coming home, and as a result the ship is frequently associated with the city.

Montague is 16 miles (26 km) north of Muskegon, the county seat.

[5] The city is at the southern end of the Hart-Montague Trail, a paved cycling and multiuse trail which attracts visitors during the warm months to Montague, Hart, and the small towns and businesses in between.

This merger of the two districts took place in the 1950s to increase efficiency and decrease costs for both communities, led to the formation of "Montague Area Public Schools".

In addition it serves students living in parts of Whitehall and Blue Lake townships.

The district also serves students living in the Oceana County communities of the Village of Rothbury and Otto Township.

The city of Montague is also the home of Saint James Catholic School.

The school shares busing with both districts, and dropped the sixth grade a few years after adding kindergarten.