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Manistee Area Schools
Manistee may refer to: Places * Manistee, Michigan * Manistee, Alabama * Manistee County, Michigan ** Manistee County-Blacker Airport * Manistee Township, Michigan * Manistee National Forest, jointly administered as part of the Huron-Manistee National Forests in Michigan * Manistee River, Michigan * Manistee Light, at the mouth of the river * Manistee Railroad The Manistee Railroad in Michigan was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad (F&PM). It was established on June 19, 1880, to construct a branch line A branch line is a phrase used in railway terminology to denote a ..., Michigan Ships * , a steamboat that disappeared on Lake Superior in 1883 * , a merchant steamship that was sunk in 1941 * US Navy tugboat * US Navy tugboat See also * Manatee {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistee, Michigan
Manistee ( ') is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in southwestern Manistee County, Michigan, Manistee County, it is part of the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Lower Peninsula. Manistee is the county seat of Manistee County, and its population was 6,259 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. This makes Manistee the fifth-largest city in Northern Michigan. Manistee is located on an isthmus between Manistee Lake (Manistee County, Michigan), Manistee Lake and Lake Michigan, with the Manistee River bisecting the city as it flows west to the latter. Many smaller communities surround Manistee, such as Eastlake, Michigan, Eastlake, Filer City, Michigan, Filer City, Oak Hill, Michigan, Oak Hill, Parkdale, Michigan, Parkdale, and Stronach, Michigan, Stronach. Also bordering Manistee are the townships of Filer Charter Township, Michigan, Filer, Manistee Township, Michigan, Manistee, and Stronach Township, Michigan, Stronach. Manistee is also the location of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistee, Alabama
Manistee is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. Manistee was a logging town, and was home to the Manistee Mill Company, Bear Creek Mill Company and Runyan-Burgoyne Lumber Company. The Manistee Mill Company built a spur track to connect the sawmills of Manistee with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in Repton and named it the Manistee & Repton Railway. The railway began operations in 1907 and remained in use until the 1970s, operating over 45 miles of track. Amasa Coleman Lee, father of Harper Lee, served as financial manager for a Monroeville law firm's interests in the Manistee & Repton Railway. A post office was operated in Manistee from 1892 to 1912. Notable person *Syd Herlong, a U.S. Representative from Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistee County, Michigan
Manistee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 25,032. The county seat is Manistee. 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". ''See also'', List of Michigan county name etymologies and Kaministiquia River. History The county was set off in 1840 and organized in 1855. Historical markers There are thirteen recognized Michigan historical markers in the county: * Harriet Quimby / Childhood Home * John J. Makinen Bottle House * First Congregational Church, Manistee * Great Fire of 1871 * Holy Trinity Episcopal Church * Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Rectory * Kaleva, Michigan * Manistee City Library * Manistee Fire Hall * Our Saviour's Lutheran Church * Ramsdell Theatre * Trinity Lutheran Church rcadia* William Douglas House Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistee County-Blacker Airport
Manistee County Blacker Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Manistee, a city in Manistee County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the Manistee County Blacker Airport Authority and is mostly used for general aviation. Until March 2012, Frontier Airlines provided service to Milwaukee ( MKE), subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. On March 15, 2012, a bid to provide Manistee County Blacker Airport with service to and from Chicago Midway International Airport was approved by the USDOT. On May 25, 2012, the Chicago Department of Aviation announced that the route would be flown by Public Charters, Inc. The airport is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility. History On Saturday, April 1, 1961, the ''Manistee News-Advocate'' reported "Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistee Township, Michigan
Manistee Township is a civil township of Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,022 at the 2020 census. Communities * The city of Manistee borders the township to the southwest. * The village of Eastlake is in the southwest corner of the township. * Parkdale is an unincorporated community in the southwest part of the township, on the northern edge of Manistee Lake where the Manistee River enters the lake. It is at on US 31, near the junction with M-55 on northern boundary of the Manistee city limits. From 1927 until 2003, Parkdale was the southern terminus of M-110. The community had a rural post office from April 1897 to September 1898 and again from October 1898 to April 1900. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, Manistee Township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 7.92%, are water. The Manistee River crosses the southern part of the township, flowing into Manistee Lake at the southwest border. Major hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistee National Forest
The Manistee National Forest is a national forest located in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It has a total area of . It was established in 1938, and combined with the Huron National Forest in 1945 for administrative purposes, creating the Huron-Manistee National Forests. However, they are two separate forest units, as they are not connected. The area is popular for hiking, fishing, camping, boating, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and hunting. The North Country Trail passes through it, and connects with the 11-mile Manistee River Trail to form a 23-mile loop. The highest point in the lower peninsula, Briar Hill (1,706 ft), is located here. The Manistee National Forest is not one continuous mass, but is a "mosaic" broken by private property and towns. The headquarters for the forest is in Cadillac, Michigan. History Unique among National Forests in its creation, the Manistee National Forest was created from tax-forfeited lands and purchases after the logging era had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistee River
The Manistee River ( '), seldom referred to as the Big Manistee River, runs U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed November 21, 2011 through the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan; it now passes through the contemporary villages of Sharon, Smithville, and Mesick, entering Lake Michigan at Manistee. It is considered, like the nearby Au Sable River, to be one of the best trout fisheries east of the Rockies. The Manistee River is also being considered for restoration of Arctic grayling, which have been extirpated from the State of Michigan since 1936. History The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word whose derivation is uncertain. However, it may be from ''ministigweyaa'', "river with islands at its mouth". The Ojibwe (Chippewa in the United States) and Ottawa peoples lived along the river, with the Ottawa having a reservation on the river from 1836. The federally recognized Little River Band of Ottawa In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistee Light
The Manistee Pierhead lights are a pair of active aids to navigation located on the north and south pier in the harbor of Manistee, Michigan, "Lake Michigan’s Victorian Port City." History The first light was on the south pier in 1870. Unfortunately, it burnt in the Great fire of 1871, October 8, 1871, along with the town of Manistee. Coincidentally, Manistee burnt on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire, Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin, and fires in Port Huron and Holland, Michigan. Two lighthouses were built, one on each pier in 1875. Over the years the lights have been moved several times, including moves to and from the mainland, and to and from the south to the north pier. Lights have been torn down and rebuilt. The current tower is located on the north pier. It is constructed of cast iron, and was first listed in 1927. The tower is a white cylinder, and the keepers house is separate. The original lens was a Fifth Order Fresnel lens. The tower has also been rebuilt as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistee Railroad
The Manistee Railroad in Michigan was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad (F&PM). It was established on June 19, 1880, to construct a branch line A branch line is a phrase used in railway terminology to denote a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line. Industrial spur An industr ... from the F&PM's main line ( Ludington– Monroe) at Walhalla to Manistee. The completion of this line in 1883 gave the F&PM access to Manistee's lake trade and local salt mining operations. The Manistee Railroad was consolidated with the F&PM on January 30, 1889. References * * * Railway companies established in 1880 Railway companies disestablished in 1889 Defunct Michigan railroads Manistee Railroad Defunct companies based in Michigan Predecessors of the Pere Marquette Railway 1880 establishments in Michigan American companies disestablis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
