Ludington & Manistee
Manistee
A Lake Michigan port city where the river meets the lake, with a historic downtown riverwalk, three city beaches and a pierhead light to climb in season.
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Museum · Ludington & Manistee
Manistee County Historical Museum
Manistee's history museum in a downtown drugstore building on River Street, with period rooms, a log cabin replica and maritime exhibits.
The Manistee County Historical Museum is the place to understand the town you are walking through, and a good rainy-day stop for families. It is at 425 River Street, charges admission, and fills the Lyman Building on River Street, the old home of the A.H. Lyman drug company, a building the museum says has stayed as it was in 1907.
The drugstore past is still on show in a pharmacy exhibit. Beyond it are period rooms that kids tend to enjoy: a lumberman’s business office, an antique dental office, Victorian dining room, parlor, bedroom and kitchen, and a life-size log cabin replica. A maritime exhibit has boat models, articles and photographs.
The White family of the A.H. Lyman company gave the building to the museum in 1960. It is downtown, so pair it with the riverwalk.
The museum lists a schedule through the year that changes with the season; check its site before you go.
Practical information
- Managed by
- Manistee County Historical Society
- Season
- The museum lists a year-round schedule that changes between winter and the May to December season; check before you go.
- Admission
- The museum charges admission.
- Official website
- manisteemuseum.org
Location
Map of Manistee County Historical Museum
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Nearby towns
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Straight-line distances, not driving distances.
Historic site
Ramsdell Theatre
Manistee's 1903 opera house, on the National Register of Historic Places, restored and still staging plays, concerts and live broadcasts.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Waterfront
Manistee Riverwalk
A boardwalk along the Manistee River behind downtown, with benches, history markers and boats going by, open year-round.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Beach
Fifth Avenue Beach
One of Manistee's three city beaches on Lake Michigan, with a beach house, a playground and the north pier walk to the Manistee North Pierhead Light.
Under a mile away (straight line)