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.
Product details
- Paperback | 128 pages
- 165 x 231 x 13mm | 322g
- 10 May 2021
- Arcadia Publishing (SC)
- United States
- English
- Illustrations, unspecified
- 1467106607
- 9781467106603
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