Kaleva Bottle House Museum

ARCHITECT: John Makinen CONSTRUCTED: 1941 The Kaleva Bottle House is always a popular tourist attraction and is included in the National Historic Register and Ripley’s Believe Ir or Not. Built by John Makinen in 1941 out of 60,000 bottles from the local bottling...

Brethren Heritage Museum

ARCHITECT: Unknown CONSTRUCTED: Circa 1930s Located on the corner of Cart Ave. and Amick Street in Brethren, on the northwest side of Lake Eleanor. Two buildings from the Red Bridge area, an icehouse and store, have been relocated and combined into the present museum....

Arcadia Area Historical Museum

ARCHITECT: Unknown CONSTRUCTED: Circa 1880s Housed in a beautiful Victorian home built circa 1880s, the Arcadia Historical Museum contains interesting artifacts, furniture and local history. Open Saturdays in September and October from 1pm to 4pm and by appointment....

The Wente Home

ARCHITECT: F.W. Hollister CONSTRUCTED: 1889 Born in Germany, William Wente arrived in Manistee by the mid-1860s and found employment as a bookkeeper for the sawmills of D.L. Filer. Wente continued in the role as a bookkeeper, working for various lumber companies for...

The Sands Mansion

ARCHITECT: CONSTRUCTED: 1920s In 1881 lumber baron Louis Sands had constructed a large, three-story brick mansion on the corner of Fifth and Oak streets. Heralded as one of the most spacious homes in all of Manistee, his family continued to occupy the home until the...