Guidebook for the Manistee Area

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Guidebook for the Manistee Area

Food Scene

Great local brewery!
21 locals recommend
North Channel Brewing Company
86 Washington St
21 locals recommend
Great local brewery!
Historic, great atmosphere, and food.
28 locals recommend
TJ’s Pub
399 River St
28 locals recommend
Historic, great atmosphere, and food.
Good food.
6 locals recommend
Traks Bar & Grill
5073 N High Bridge Rd
6 locals recommend
Good food.
Neat place, great for snowmobiles.
9 locals recommend
Coyote Crossing Resort
8593 S 13 Rd
9 locals recommend
Neat place, great for snowmobiles.
Brewery. Good pizza and beer. One of my favorites.
99 locals recommend
Stormcloud Brewing Company
303 Main St
99 locals recommend
Brewery. Good pizza and beer. One of my favorites.
Good ribs.
28 locals recommend
Dinghy's Restaurant & Bar
415 Main St
28 locals recommend
Good ribs.
Good brewery, nice family environment.
34 locals recommend
Jamesport Brewing Company
410 S James St
34 locals recommend
Good brewery, nice family environment.
Good food.
11 locals recommend
The Fillmore
318 River St
11 locals recommend
Good food.
The Glenwood (Closed for the season, reopening May 7, 2021)
4604 Main Street
20 locals recommend
27 locals recommend
Bluefish Kitchen + Bar
312 River St
27 locals recommend
32 locals recommend
Ludington Bay Brewing Co
515 S James St
32 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Goody's Juice & Java
343 River St
9 locals recommend
Voted Manistee's best pizza.
13 locals recommend
Big Al'S Pizza
221 E Parkdale Ave
13 locals recommend
Voted Manistee's best pizza.
Great chicken, one of Manistee's oldest establishments.
11 locals recommend
The Painted Lady Saloon
723 Kosciusko St
11 locals recommend
Great chicken, one of Manistee's oldest establishments.
17 locals recommend
Taco 'Bout It Mexican Fusion
344 River St
17 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Grille 44
12951 Pleasanton Hwy
7 locals recommend
14 locals recommend
M-22 Grill
5159 Main St
14 locals recommend
Cafe 1907
254 River St

Parks & Nature

Great rafting
7 locals recommend
Pine River
7 locals recommend
Great rafting
Great cross country, fat tire, mountain biking and hiking.
Udell Lookout Tower
Great cross country, fat tire, mountain biking and hiking.
Where the big fish are.
20 locals recommend
Manistee Riverwalk
43-79 Jones St
20 locals recommend
Where the big fish are.
Awesome river for everything.
Little Manistee River
Awesome river for everything.
Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area
6 locals recommend
Great park. Excellent views of the lake.
303 locals recommend
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
9922 W Front St
303 locals recommend
Great park. Excellent views of the lake.
Nice beach area.
Sundling Park
2925 Red Apple Rd
Nice beach area.
Good hiking trails and beach area
6 locals recommend
Orchard Beach State Park
2064 Lakeshore Rd
6 locals recommend
Good hiking trails and beach area
Ludington State Park and Campgrounds
8800 M-116
24 locals recommend
Lighthouse Park
8 locals recommend
Lake Bluff Bird Sanctuary
2890 Lakeshore Rd
8 locals recommend
X-Country Skiing, Mountain biking, and hiking. Hosts the North Country Trail Marathon and Ultra Marathon, and the Lumberjack 100 Mountain Bike Race. Climb the hill for a great view of the area. Good area if you have your dog with you as well.
13 locals recommend
Big M
13 locals recommend
X-Country Skiing, Mountain biking, and hiking. Hosts the North Country Trail Marathon and Ultra Marathon, and the Lumberjack 100 Mountain Bike Race. Climb the hill for a great view of the area. Good area if you have your dog with you as well.

Essentials

25 locals recommend
Meijer
15 Caberfae Hwy
25 locals recommend
Sadly the store burned down in August, they do have plans on rebuilding but as of Sep 2019 they are not open. Lets hope they open soon!!!
24 locals recommend
Dublin General Store
18372 Hoxeyville Rd
24 locals recommend
Sadly the store burned down in August, they do have plans on rebuilding but as of Sep 2019 they are not open. Lets hope they open soon!!!
Family Fare Supermarket
1057 Manistee Hwy
Save A Lot
160 Memorial Dr
Walgreens
1525 U.S. 31
Manistee Hospital
1465 E Parkdale Ave

Shopping

Neat gifts and they have a humidor with a great selection of cigars.
Surroundings Inc.
423 River St
Neat gifts and they have a humidor with a great selection of cigars.
Your in the market for a uniquhard to find beer or spirit, you’ll find it here.
Manistee Beverage Company
401 River St
Your in the market for a uniquhard to find beer or spirit, you’ll find it here.
Good fly fishing store and has guides for the rivers in the area.
D-Loop Outfitters
918 Seaman Rd
Good fly fishing store and has guides for the rivers in the area.
Ski rental and other equipment.
Provisions Sport Shop
112 W Ludington Ave
Ski rental and other equipment.
Bait shop close to tippy dam.
Pappy's Bait & Tackle
17092 Caberfae Hwy
Bait shop close to tippy dam.
The Outpost of Manistee
359 River St

Entertainment & Activities

Downhill skiing.
62 locals recommend
Caberfae Peaks
1 Caberfae Ln
62 locals recommend
Downhill skiing.
Downhill skiing and in the summer they have a rolling luge,, which is vey fun.
135 locals recommend
Crystal Mountain
135 locals recommend
Downhill skiing and in the summer they have a rolling luge,, which is vey fun.
Rent kayaks and rafts for the pine river. The pine river is a fast moving river that’s very fun to raft.
Bosman's Pine River Canoe Rental
8027 Grandview Hwy
Rent kayaks and rafts for the pine river. The pine river is a fast moving river that’s very fun to raft.
Great fisherman weather your looking for walleye or steelhead.
C.A.R.M.A. Sport Fishing Service
6401 E 48 Rd
Great fisherman weather your looking for walleye or steelhead.
World class golfing
44 locals recommend
Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club
14710 Northwood Hwy
44 locals recommend
World class golfing
Open to the public and right on the lake.
8 locals recommend
Manistee Golf & Country Club
500 Cherry Rd
8 locals recommend
Open to the public and right on the lake.
Go pick some berries its fun.
Couturier Blueberry Farm Inc
2687 N Jebavy Dr
Go pick some berries its fun.
Strawberry picking.
Urka Farms
7345 M-37
Strawberry picking.
Wave's U-Pick Blueberries
7780 Elm Rd
Neat movie theater, recently refurbished to its former glory.
17 locals recommend
Vogue Theatre
383 River St
17 locals recommend
Neat movie theater, recently refurbished to its former glory.

Getting Around

Flights to and from Chicago and they have a cars to rent.
6 locals recommend
Manistee County Blacker Airport
2323 Airport Rd
6 locals recommend
Flights to and from Chicago and they have a cars to rent.

Drinks & Nightlife

Has allot of entertainment
37 locals recommend
Little River Casino
2700 Orchard Hwy
37 locals recommend
Has allot of entertainment
6 locals recommend
Chopo’s Northside Bar
132 Monroe St
6 locals recommend
Distillery
60 locals recommend
Iron Fish Distillery
14234 Dzuibanek Rd
60 locals recommend
Distillery
7 locals recommend
Douglas Valley Winery
5375 Douglas Valley Dr
7 locals recommend
18 locals recommend
The Mitten Bar
109 W Ludington Ave
18 locals recommend
Starving Artist Brewing
634 S Stiles Rd
86 locals recommend
St. Ambrose Cellars
841 S Pioneer Rd
86 locals recommend
32 locals recommend
Ludington Bay Brewing Co
515 S James St
32 locals recommend