The alleged truth behind what happened at ‘Camp Bliss’
In August of 1901, the Michigan National Guard held its encampment, consisting of most of the national guard companies from around the state, at Orchard Beach. During the […]
Looking Back for June 19
40 Years Ago Pilot health program Manistee County’s 4-H program is among six in the state that will design and pilot test health models for 4-H replication nationwide, […]
Looking Back for June 18
20 YEARS AGO Chippewa softball team honored Manistee High School softball players were named to the all-district team this year after MHS won their third district title in […]
Looking Back for June 16
20 YEARS AGO City planners approve church proposal The Manistee City Planning Commission gave its blessing Monday to a proposed church and parking lot on Eighth Street. The […]
Looking Back for June 15
20 YEARS AGO Kennedy Elementary students building on book experience Kennedy Elementary students utilized a MichCon grant for $500 in order to produce books on tape for students […]
Looking Back for June 14
40 YEARS AGO Sidewalk project The city’s sidewalk project is progressing as workers laid a stretch of concrete at Maple and Water streets this morning. The sidewalks, being […]
Looking Back for June 13
40 YEARS AGO Wrestling may be dropped Dropping varsity wrestling and adding a girls’ volleyball program are among the changes suggested by a committee formed to look into […]
Looking Back for June 12
20 YEARS AGO Company backs out of Renaissance Zone Metal Line Inc. has changed its mind about moving into Renaissance Zone, and will instead put in $1.7 million […]
Trouble begins in Manistee’s “White City”
For a couple of years in the early 1900s, one of the biggest events to take place in Manistee was the the encampment of the Michigan National Guard […]
Looking Back for June 11
20 YEARS AGO MDOT remilling US-31 MDOT returned to work on Cypress (US-31) in town this week, and the by-now familiar orange cones reappeared as the west side […]