Wabaningo is a small unincorporated community of Fruitland Township, Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

[1] Wabaningo, now a resort community, was originally settled in the 18th century by the Grand River Band of Ottawa.

[2] It was first called Sylvan Beach, but the post office, established in 1897, was named Wabaningo, after the Ottawa leader Wabiwindego, who Whitehall founder Charles Mears met there in 1837.

[6] It is also the location of the White River Light station, which includes a lighthouse built in 1875, which now houses a small lighthouse and maritime museum.

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