Town of Manistee in (1852) was a logging, agriculture and railroad era. After the fire in (1871) with over half the town gone, many of the Lumber Barons used their fortune to rebuild what now is know as the Historical Victorian Port City. With thousands of acres in the Manistee National Forest it becomes a 4 season play ground, natural beauty can be so amazing in full fall colors or wildflowers, Hike woods or trails to some breathtaking look out sights, Hunt game, nuts and berries or mushrooms, Bike trails thru mountain hill tops, search for wild life and watch birds in action, Canoe, kayak or tube down Pine River, the little or Big Manistee River. Catch Great Lake fish Coho or King Salmon, Steelhead, Walleye, Skamania, Brown or Lake Trout depending on the season, fish from shore on the Little Manistee or Big Manistee River and Bear Creek. Charters a guide boat for fishing trip any where from Great lakes up to Tippy Dam on big Manistee River or better yet bring your own boat or Jet Ski to enjoy the water. Winter enthuses enjoy snow shoeing, cross-country or down hill skiing, Ice skate, Ice fishing, sledding, snowmobile riding. Come to go see sights, Take a plane ride over Great lake and Manistee National forest. Take your family to see a play at (century old) Manistee Ramsdell Theater (where James Earl Jones got his start on stage, as a carpenter then Othello, then off to star wars as dark fader). See Manistee’s Oldest continuously operating fire hall in Michigan built in (1888), Tour the SS City of Milwaukee railroad car ferry designed (1920), Tour some of Manistee’s old historical homes by car, walk or narrated trolley, Walk or fish one of the 3 Manistee piers north pier head light house, center park or south buoy pier. Watch big freighter/cargo ships come in to port, Take a dip in the cool waters of the Great Lakes at one of the several shoreline swimming beaches and inland Lakes, Watch a beautiful sun set over the water, Walk the boardwalk along the river side or thru the town and shop lots of unique novelty stores and eatery dinners (restaurants). Manistee is host of many 4 seasons annual festivals spring and summer Salmon & Trout tournaments, Michigan energy fair, Manistee National Forest festival, Manistee County fair, Port City Street fair and Victorian Sleigh bell Parade & Old Christmas weekend. Manistee and County area has many historical museums. Manistee has The Waterworks Building (1881) preserved as the county’s first historical museum building and A.H. Lyman Drug Store (1883) Dedicated as the Russell Memorial Building this structure remains as it was in (1905). National Our Savior’s Historical Museum this church built in (1868) is the oldest Danish American Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Arcadia Area Historical Museum a beautiful Victorian home built in (1880). Historical Portage Point Inn (1903) located on a peninsula of land between Lake Michigan and Portage Lake, in (1877) settlers dug a 500 ft. channel to connect Portage Lake to Lake Michigan. The Brethren Heritage Museum relocated from Red Bridge area tour an icehouse, old model car and store with historical items and home of (Tippy Dam know as a world-class fishing location) Tippy Hydro Plant 2nd largest hydroelectric facility constructed in (1918) by Consumers Energy to harness energy from the run of rivers flow. The Marilla and Pioneer place Museum. Kaleva Train depot museum (1908) and National Historic Glass Bottle House Museum (1941) also registered in Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Try your luck at Little River Casino. We can’t forget all you golfers try the oldest course in the area over 100 years old and shoreline still looks good at The Manistee Golf & Country Club, Canthooke Valley and Cutters Ridge, nationally known Arcadia Bluffs and lots more happenings to enjoy. Visit our website www.rnj-resort.com to make your reservations real soon before the season gets away from you. You can still come in winter to camp or rent cabin, ski, ice fish or snowmobile from your door to the trails (we are just that close).