by Sammie Lukaskiewicz, Executive Director of Manistee County Tourism Authority Snow softens Manistee County in a way no other season can. The pace slows in winter. The soundscape changes. And the shoreline becomes something quietly unforgettable. And it all starts at the Manistee North Pierhead Lighthouse. Where Winter Makes an Entrance On a snow day,...

By Mark Hallenbeck, Lakeshore Keepers’ Education Committee Chair Rising at the mouth of the Manistee River, the Manistee North Pierhead Light has long stood at the crossroads of industry, innovation, and survival on Lake Michigan. The heavily forested Manistee area of the 19th Century offered prime opportunities to the booming lumber industry. The Manistee River...