Manistee County (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781467106603)

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.

Author: Emma Wolf, The Musculus Family
ISBN-10: 1467106607
ISBN-13: 9781467106603
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 05/10/2021
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.50d