by Chase Edwards | May 24, 2023 | Counties, Towns, Vacation
From Ludington to Manistee and Frankfort, these lighthouses stand as picturesque tributes to the coast’s dramatic maritime history. Spend a weekend exploring them all. This is a web original article from the team at MyNorth Media and Traverse Northern Michigan. Want...
by Kandace Chapple | Nov 29, 2022 | Counties, Events, Towns
On one magical evening in Manistee, the spirit of Christmas comes alive. Here’s everything you need to know about Old Christmas Weekend, the Victorian Sleighbell Parade and how to make a wonderful winter weekend of it all with our favorite lodging + dining...
by Kim Schneider | Jul 8, 2021 | History, Towns, Vacation
Take your Northern Michigan adventure up a notch by spending 24-hours in Manistee. Here are four different ways to stay and play in this region with a storied past. You may know Manistee by its Victorian faÇade and Old Christmas Weekend, and while you’ll still...
by Carly Simpson | Apr 5, 2021 | Counties, Farm and Agriculture, History, Outdoors
Founder David Milarch calls Archangel Ancient Tree Archive the “most hopeful project on the planet.” Learn how the work Archangel does helps restore old-growth forests across the world. Featured in the April 2021 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s...
by Emily Guziak | Jun 25, 2020 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Towns, Up North Essays, Vacation
There was a time and place during my childhood when I was sure my dad loved me. It was on our two trips each summer to the Watervale Inn in Arcadia, Michigan, traveling from my childhood home in Winnetka, Illinois. At Watervale, my Greatest Generation dad was...
by Emily Oakes | Apr 4, 2020 | Counties, History, Live Here, Towns, Vacation
From the theater where James Earl Jones got his acting start, to the world’s oldest continuously manned operating fire station, to the largest wooden suspension bridge in the Lower Peninsula, there are 100+ sites to visit virtually from the safety of your living room...
by Carly Simpson | Jun 21, 2019 | Counties, History, Towns
The Manistee Fire Station at 281 First Street was awarded the title for “Oldest Continuously Manned Operating Fire Station” by Guinness World Records. This is the first time Guinness World Records has ever made this award designation—one that required the...
by Lissa Edwards | Apr 16, 2019 | Counties, Evergreen, History, Live Here, Towns
They appear suddenly, tucked in the curve of a county road or nestled in a clearing on a hill. Maybe brick, maybe a faded clapboard, but always with the same sturdy shape: one-room schoolhouses live on in Northern Michigan. Featured in the September 2000 issue of...
by Carly Simpson | Jul 15, 2016 | Counties, History, Towns, Vacation
Visiting Manistee this summer? Be sure to stop by the Manistee Lighthouse and see the ongoing renovations at the historic site. Most noticeably, the fresh coat of white paint. The new exterior paint is part of a restoration project headed by the Manistee County...
