Postcard History Series: Manistee County

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Author: Wolf, Emma

Paperback: 120 pages

Publisher: Arcadia

 

The name "Manistee" comes from the Ojibwa who lived in the region. Some believe it means "Spirit of the Woods"--and that seems fitting. The abundance of towering white pine trees attracted John Stronach to build the first sawmill in the area in 1841. A thriving lumber town rose up along the river. A fire destroyed much of the town in 1871, and wealthy lumber barons decided to rebuild the town out of brick; those structures still line River Street today. The Manistee streets are quieter now than they were in the town's heyday, but the Victorian charm and over a century of remarkable history remain.

 

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