Looking Back for Aug. 22
40 YEARS AGO Resurfacing River Street The resurfacing of River Street continues today, with crews from Laman Asphalt working on the stretch of River from East to West […]
Looking Back for Aug. 21
40 YEARS AGO Removing wood planks A work crew from the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway were busy removing the wood planks from the Arthur Street rail crossing. This […]
Looking Back for Aug. 20
20 YEARS AGO Chips sixth at Invitational Manistee High School’s golf team opened the season with a sixth place finish in the Jayhawk Invitational on Thursday. A total […]
The next generation of the S.C. Overpack Co.
Beginning in the 1870s, Silas C. Overpack began to manufacture logging wheels in his shop located on the corner of Pine and Water streets. While these Overpack didn’t […]
Looking Back for Aug. 19
20 YEARS AGO Fall colors Like several trees in the county, there are many especially located on Cherry Road in Manistee that have already taken on an autumn […]
Looking Back for Aug. 17
20 YEARS AGO Ugly truck contest Who is driving Michigan’s ugliest truck? That question will be answered on Sept. 5 during the annual Brethren Days festival according to […]
Looking Back for Aug. 15
40 YEARS AGO County residents plea for patrols The Manistee County Tax Allocation Board emerged as the villian yesterday when out-county residents clamored for the continuance of existing […]
Looking Back for Aug. 14
40 YEARS AGO Tackle football for junior high An intramural junior high tackle football program was unanimously approved at last night’s meeting of the Manistee Area Public School […]
Looking Back for Aug. 13
20 YEARS AGO Removed stop sign caused confusion Drivers beware. The intersection of Memorial Drive and Washington Street is no longer a four-way stop as of 7:30 a.m. […]
Looking Back Aug. 12
20 YEARS AGO Home run champ Tenneco’s Luke Edmonson edged out some tough competition to win first place in this year’s Manistee County Baseball “A” League Home Run […]