Manistee County (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540247292)

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: 1540247295
ISBN-13: 9781540247292
Publisher: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
Language: English
Published: 05/10/2021
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.38d