Parks in Manistee County

Escape from your hectic schedule, and let our 25 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline soothe and calm you. Wiggle your toes in the warm golden sand, close your eyes, breathe deeply and listen to the waves. Our Lake Michigan beaches are considered some of the best in Michigan, and after you visit you will know why.

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5th Avenue Beach

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Fifth Avenue Beach, Manistee, MI, United States

Hopkins Park

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7727 Hopkins Drive, Bear Lake, MI, United States

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Douglas Park

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Douglas Park., Manistee, MI, United States

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Duffy Park

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Duffy Park, Manistee, MI, United States

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Orchard Beach State Park

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Orchard Beach State Park, Lakeshore Road, Manistee, MI, United States

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Red Szymarek Park

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Red Szymarek Park, Manistee, MI, United States

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Sands Park

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Sands Park

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Onekama Village Park

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Onekama Village Park

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North Point Park

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North Point Park, Greenway Street, Onekama, MI, United States

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Dickson Park

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Dickson Park

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A Taste of Manistee

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Water and Lake Life in Manistee County

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Great Music, Great People and Summer Concerts

by Manistee VB | May 17, 2016 | Seasons, Summer | 2 Comments

Great music, great people, open air and it’s all free. There are several summer-long concert series that feature a variety of musical genres in Manistee County on different days. Kick back and enjoy! FREE Summer Concerts Concerts in the Park, Onekama Village...

Top 5 Unique Fall Finds for 2020

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There are more ways to experience fall color than just by car or bike. Here is your TOP 5 #MyManistee "Unique Ways to Explore Fall" this fall color season in Northern Michigan. 1) Scenic Airplane Tour Take a Scenic Airplane Ride with Orchard Beach Aviation....

Trolley tour is a visit to the past

by Manistee VB | February 10, 2016 | Tours | 6 Comments

Imagine stepping back to a time when you would hear the sound of horses’ hooves clip-clopping down the cobblestone streets of Manistee as you board a street car at the station in your neighborhood to go downtown for the evening. This was a regular...

144 Greens: Start planning your golf vacation

by Manistee VB | February 18, 2016 | Golfing, Seasons, Spring | 0 Comments

There is perhaps no better spot in all of Michigan golf than the balcony at Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club at sunset. The views toward the horizon of Lake Michigan stretch for miles. The fescue grasses of the course’s rugged dunes flutter in the wind and shimmer...

Mortimer E. Cooley Bridge

by Manistee VB | February 15, 2016 | Fall, Local History, Self Guided Tours | 0 Comments

I can’t count how many times I’ve traveled across M-55 to get to Manistee County from the east side of the state. What I recently learned is that right before the village of Wellston, you will cross one of Michigan's rarest truss bridges. The Cooley...

Generations of Land: Farms in Manistee County

by Manistee VB | September 10, 2016 | Conversations, Fall, Featured, Local History, Summer | 1 Comment

Farming in Manistee County is not just a job for the families who live and work here- it is part of their history and culture. Each individual farming family is unique in its own way, celebrating the traditions of ancestors through each crop they harvest...

Kaleva Bottle House

by Manistee VB | February 10, 2016 | Historic Tours, Local History, Self Guided Tours | 2 Comments

In 1941, a unique home was built in Kaleva out of 60,000 glass bottles by John Makinen. Mr. Makinen owned the local pop bottling factory so he used chipped or flawed bottles from his pop bottling factory for his house. It was designed with artistic...

Immerse Yourself in the History of Manistee

by Manistee VB | April 4, 2022 | Bed & Breakfasts, Historic Tours, Hotels, Local History, Must See Manistee, Self Guided Tours, Spring, Tours | 0 Comments

In 2018, in collaboration with the Manistee County Historical Museum and with funding through the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development, the Manistee County Visitor’s Bureau introduced a comprehensive tour of the historic sites spanning the...