The road across this siphon bridge is below the level of the river. This design results in the river helping to support the bridge.
Built by the Manνstique Pulp & Paper Co., subsidiary of the Minneapolis Tribune, to create water power for . . . — — Map (db m278390) HM
The SS Carl D. Bradley was a self-unloading Great Lakes freighter. Built in 1927 by the American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio, the Bradley was owned by the Michigan Limestone division of U.S. Steel and operated by the Bradley Transportation . . . — — Map (db m104092) HM
The Manistique Boardwalk and River Walk extends 1.83 miles from thebeastern city limits passing under the US-2 bridge into the downtown district. The boardwalk offers its users a fishing pier, access to the east breakwater light, picnic grounds, . . . — — Map (db m278264) HM
The Manistique Boardwalk and River Walk extends 1.83 miles from the eastern city limits passing under the US-2 bridge into the downtown district. The boardwalk offers its users a fishing pier, access to the east breakwater light, picnic grounds, . . . — — Map (db m278271) HM
Sawdust and other wood waste deposits blanket Lake Michigan beaches near Manistique. The history of these deposits can be traced back to the beginning of the 1890s when Manistique and Thompson began to capitalize on the abundant white pine
in the . . . — — Map (db m278273) HM
In Memory of Our Heroes
Vernon E. Swingle
Hiram F. Brown
J. Gordon Bebeau
Henry J. Fisher
Richard Dundee|
G. Dale Morrison
Eugene Forrest
Oscar Johnson
Everett McCormick
Michael F. Tully
Philip J. Goiun . . . — — Map (db m278389) WM
The east breakwater hosts the Manistique Lighthouse located at the mouth of the Manistique River. This steel plate constructed lighthouse, painted fire engine red provides safe passage to commercial and recreational boaters.
The east breakwater . . . — — Map (db m278376) HM
Near this site, on May 15, 1832, the
Rt. Rev. Frederic Baraga, then a young
Catholic missionary to the Indians,
established and blessed his first
church. A small building of logs and
bark, it was built with the willing
help of the Indians, and . . . — — Map (db m254491) HM
This harbor of refuge, named by the French and translated "Only Choice," is one of only a few along this shore of Lake Michigan. Located at 45Ί 55' 22" north latitude and 85Ί 54' 45" west longitude, the tower rises 78 feet-9 inches high and is . . . — — Map (db m165336) HM
Ownership transferred to the
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources, February 2000
Restored and Operated since 1988 by
the Gulliver Historical Society,
for the people of Michigan, in cooperation with
the Michigan Department of Natural . . . — — Map (db m165337) HM
Thompson is located 6 1/2 miles west of Manistique and began as a sawmill town. It was built by E.L. Thompson, president of the Delta Lumber Company. The town initially had three streets that were four blocks long, with a population of approximately . . . — — Map (db m105438) HM
(1) Manistique Light and Boardwalk
The East Breakwater Light , built in 1916, is 35 feet tall and stands at the harbor entrance of the Manistique River. Soon to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Light . . . — — Map (db m105477) HM
Captain Herman Schuenemann was born in Algoma, Wisconsin in 1895 to German immigrants. He began his career on the Great Lakes at an early age. He married Miss Barbara Schindel on April 9, 1891, and they had three daughters, Elsie and twins, Hazel . . . — — Map (db m105327) HM
The early 1880's brought tremendous change to the Thompson area. The abundance of nearby virgin timber and the natural harbor attracted the interest of the Delta Lumber Company of Detroit. Under the leadership of company president E.L. Thompson, . . . — — Map (db m105424) HM
The Thompson Railroad Line served the mill owned by the Delta Lumber Company beginning with a terminal located at Indian River. In the early logging days, softwoods floated down the river to this terminal to be loaded onto flat cars. After the . . . — — Map (db m105376) HM
Christmas Tree Ship
The Rouse Simmons was one of the last schooners on the Great Lakes. Built in 1868 to carry lumber, the three-masted vessel became Chicago's "Christmas Tree Ship" when Herman Schuenemann purchased an . . . — — Map (db m105291) HM
