Naubinway (/nɒˈbɪnˈweɪ/ NAH-bin-way) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

As an unincorporated community, Naubinway has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 49762 ZIP Code.

[6][7] The first European traveler to settle in the area was William Boucha (or Boucher), who partook in the fur trade from Mackinac Island and moved west in 1843.

Later in 1873, Boucha received a federal deed under President Ulysses S. Grant to occupy 27.3 acres (11.0 ha) of land at a very inexpensive cost.

[8] The name Naubinway came from the Ojibwe language (Anishinaabemowen) word “Inaabinawe”[9][10](root “inaabi”[11]): “sits and keeps watch for something”[12] or “to look or gaze in wonderment”[13] although local tourist sites often translate the meaning as "place of echoes".

[15] The post office has continuously remained in operation and is currently located at West 11631 US Highway 2 in the center of the community.

The railway line passed to the north of Naubinway through Engadine, and both communities benefited greatly from the railroad and the exportation of its lumber.

[20] Beginning in the 1940s, U.S. Route 2 was constructed and rerouted to pass directly through the community of Naubinway along Lake Michigan.

[22] In recent years, due to the community's remoteness and lack of amenities, the area's population has steadily declined.

[24][25] Naubinway is located along the northernmost shores of Lake Michigan within Garfield Township in the state's Upper Peninsula.

Smaller communities nearby include Engadine and Millecoquins to the northwest, Gould City to the west, Garnet to the northeast, and Epoufette to the east.

The rocky reef is located about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south of the island and creates very shallow waters of only 4 feet (1.2 m) deep.