Manistee, Michigan Manistee, Michigan Location of Manistee, Michigan Location of Manistee, Michigan Manistee, Michigan is positioned in the US Manistee, Michigan - Manistee, Michigan County Manistee Bascule bridge and river waterfront in downtown Manistee Manistee is a town/city in the U.S.
It is the governmental center of county of Manistee County. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from ministigweyaa, "river with islands at its mouth". Other sources claim that it was an Ojibwe term meaning "spirit of the woods". Manistee Township is positioned to the northeast of the city, but is politically separate.
The town/city is positioned at the mouth of the Manistee River on Lake Michigan.
In 1751, a Jesuit Mission was established in Manistee. Missionaries visited Manistee in the early 19th century, and a Jesuit mission home is known to have been positioned on the NW shore of Manistee Lake in 1826.
In 1832, a group of traders from Massachusetts assembled a log home up the Manistee River.
The village of Manistee was one of about 15 Ottawa villages along the shore of Lake Michigan in 1830.
Much of the Manistee River Valley, including Manistee itself, was an Ottawa Reservation from 1836-1848. The first permanent Euro-American settlement was made on April 16, 1841, when John Stronach and his son, Adam Stronach, appeared at the mouth of the Manistee River in a schooner loaded with fifteen men and equipment, and established a saw mill. From 1836-1848, much of the Manistee River Valley, including Manistee itself, was an Ottawa Reservation.
Huge numbers of white pine logs were floated down the river to the port at Manistee and eventually on to the lumber markets of Grand Rapids, Milwaukee and Chicago.
In 1846, the town was titled "Manistee" but was a part of Ottawa County, with county offices 100 mies away at Grand Haven.
After a series of new counties being drawn up, by 1855 it became part of a Manistee county that also encompassed undivided day Manistee, Wexford and Missaukee Counties. On October 8, 1871, the town was practically finished by fire; on the same day the Peshtigo Fire, the Great Chicago Fire, and fires in Port Huron and Holland occurred, the Great Michigan Fire lit up Manistee. Manistee was incorporated as a town/city in 1882. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.47 square miles (11.58 km2), of which 3.29 square miles (8.52 km2) is territory and 1.18 square miles (3.06 km2) is water. At the mouth of the Manistee River is the Manistee Pierhead lights (north and south piers) that were assembled in 1873, and replaced in 1927. Manistee is considered to be part of Northern Michigan.
In the late 19th century, Manistee was one of the dominant shingle manufacturing metros/cities in the world, with over 30 shingle mills on the Manistee river at one time.
During the lumber boom of the 1880s, Manistee had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the United States. Manistee is now the home of three factories on Lake Manistee; Packaging Corporation of America, Morton Salt, and Martin Marietta.
Manistee is home to two airways broadcasts, WMTE (AM) (1340) and WMTE-FM (101.5).
The Ludington Daily News, Manistee News Advocate and Traverse City Record-Eagle cover the Manistee region and distribute daily newspapers in the city.
Formerly distributing newspapers in Manistee encompassed the Bear Lake Beacon, the Copemish Courier, the Manistee Advocate, the Manistee Daily Advocate (which became the Manistee News Advocate), the Manistee Daily News, the Manistee Democrat, and the Onekama Lake Breeze.
Manistee is home to 10 West Studios which produces full-length motion pictures.
Notable movies include: What If..., starring Kevin Sorbo and John Ratzenberger filmed in Manistee, Jerusalem Countdown featuring Randy Travis, Stacy Keach and Lee Majors, and Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy starring Christopher Lloyd and Ernie Hudson also filmed in Manistee.
Orchard Beach State Park is approximately 2 miles North of Manistee.
Little River Casino Resort is approximately 5 miles North-East of Manistee.
Manistee National Golf Resort is approximately 2 miles South of Manistee.
Manistee Golf and Country Club was established in 1901 and is positioned inside the town/city of Manistee.
Manistee has exhibitions, an opera home, and recurring affairs. These include: City of Milwaukee, a retired barns car ferry, in Manistee harbor Manistee County Historical Museum Manistee Fire Hall Ramsdell Theatre, home to the Manistee Civic Players. and the Manistee Art Institute. Manistee has a historic downtown with many initial buildings from the Victorian era.
The Michigan Department of Corrections Oaks Correctional Facility is in Manistee Township, near Manistee. Over 40 charter fishing boats operate on Lake Michigan from Manistee County ports.
Fishing in the Manistee River can yield salmon and steelhead. The Manistee Saints are a semi-professional baseball team that have called Manistee home since 1934.
Their home games are at Rietz Park in Manistee.
Formerly, the Manistee Colts and the Manistee Champs played in the Michigan State League, a minor league baseball league.
There are many golf courses positioned around the town/city of Manistee.
Manistee National Golf and Resort There are also two ski resorts near the town/city of Manistee.
There are many disc golf courses, mountain biking trails, and hiking trails all over Manistee County and in the town/city of Manistee.
James Madison Elementary (Day - Care, Pre-School, K), Manistee Area Public Schools Thomas Jefferson Elementary (1-3), Manistee Area Public Schools Kennedy Elementary (Location of Former Middle School) (4-6), Manistee Area Public Schools Casman Alternative Academy (7-12), Provides an alternative education for those in Manistee County and encircling areas.
Manistee High/Middle School (7-12), Manistee Area Public Schools, Class B/Division 3 ; Division 5 (Football) in sports Manistee Catholic Central School (K-12), Roman Catholic private school, Class D/Division 4 ; Division 8 (Football) George Washington Elementary (K-6), Manistee Area Public Schools Abraham Lincoln Elementary (K-6), Manistee Area Public Schools Kennedy Elementary (Parkdale Location) (5-6), Manistee Area Public Schools Woodrow Wilson Elementary (?-?), Manistee Area Public Schools Manistee is served by Manistee County Blacker Airport (IATA: MBL, ICAO: KMBL, FAA LID: MBL), approximately three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the city.
US 31 traverses the heart of Manistee, running southerly toward Ludington and northerly toward Traverse City.
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"Manistee, Michigan".
HISTORY OF MANISTEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Men and Pioneers.
Prior to 1855, Manistee, Wexford and Missaukee Counties comprised one township, or rather, they were embraced in the township organization of Manistee town.
History of Manistee County, Michigan.
Charter of the City of Manistee, Michigan (1904).
"Manistee woman cleared in ethnic slur case".
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"Manistee is yours to discover".
Manistee Attractions, Events, Culture Manistee Art Institute, About us, a b "Manistee Area Genealogical and Historical Societies".
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Manistee Fire Department.
Manistee Art Institute at Ramsdell Theatre.
"Visit Manistee Michigan - Manistee County Travel Information".
"Visit Manistee Michigan - Manistee Victorian Sleighbell Parade Old Christmas Weekend West Michigan".
"Manistee township, Manistee County, Michigan." "Welcome to the Manistee Area Charterboat Association".
"Fly Fishing the Manistee River in Michigan".
"Michael Moore visiting Manistee's Vogue Theater".
(March 31, 1998) Manistee County School has New Name, Ludington Daily News.
"Fly - Manistee : Manistee Airport".
Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography for Manistee County.
Shannon Mc - Rae, Images of America: Manistee County (2003) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manistee, Michigan.
City of Manistee Official Site Eyewitness account of the Manistee fire Manistee County convention and company bureau, with links to small-town events, attractions Municipalities and communities of Manistee County, Michigan, United States
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