Manistee County Historical Museum — Attraction in Manistee

We gave this Museum five stars because for small single stand-alone Museum it is a treasure. The many books showing the ships that used to sale on this part of the Great Lakes make the stop worthwhile alone. We were extremely lucky on our visit and that the docent at the Museum was extremely knowledgeable had time to talk and us in on much of the local history. Be sure to ask questions. Take your time while there to look hard we think you'll find it an enjoyable...

Packed full of pieces of history. We saw arrowheads, boxes and bottles from an old store and pharmacy, train model, photographs, a preserved double-headed cow, tools, clothes, scrapbooks, etc. It's a treasure trove, but would benefit from more explanatory signage guiding one through the broader timeline of this region. That would help put it all in context for those, like us, who don't know anything about the area and are on a...

Many artifacts in a historic building. Four rooms on one floor, yet all are packed with stuff. Took us about 55 minutes to see it all. My wife's ancestors were from Manistee; lived there from 1871 until the 1920s - and we found stuff about them! One was a band leader. Not all of it is specific to the area, a decent chunk is more generic. Yet Manistee's heyday was between 1880-1920 - and cool to see what...