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At the start of 1887 a committee in Arcadia was assembled to begin plans for a church. Local settler and lumberman, Henry Starke, donated the land wit…
As automobiles began to be used more widely shortly after the turn of the 20th Century, communities throughout the United States started to see an inf…
Since 1922, Camp Arcadia has served families and individuals, offering unique "vacations with God" along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Inspired by a Lu…
Founded by Noble Hill, Camp Tosebo was established in 1912 as a private summer camp for the Todd Seminary for Boys in Woodstock, Illinois. Since Hill …
The building that houses Manistee's City Hall was originally built for the purposes of a new post office in 1909. Often referred to as the Federal Bui…
Completed in 1934, Cooley Bridge is an impressive structure and is among Michigan's rarest truss bridge types. Named after Mortimer E. Cooley, a Unive…
Organized as a separate Polish-Catholic congregation in 1885, the members of St. Joseph's began the construction of their own church that same year wh…
The original first-class hotel in Manistee was the Dunham House, later known as the Chippewa Hotel and the Coral Gables. On April 9th, 1878, the Dunha…
After moving from building to building over the years, the Elks Lodge began to see a large increase in membership, so it was decided that a new, large…
