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MANISTIQUE
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OF INTEREST

Downtown Manistique. Downtown is friendly, functional, and architecturally quite simple, despite Manistique's lumber town heritage. There's a most unusual Latin American import shop, a used paperback bookstore, and a large antique shop with vintage clothing ... more

East Breakwater Light and Manistique Boardwalk. A scenic, hardened two-mile walkway with picnic areas goes along the Lake Michigan shore. The beach alternates between sandy and rocky, in places backed by birches and cedars ... more

Mackinaw Trail Tasting Room and Winery. Tasting room of an award-winning U.P. winery ... more

Water Tower and "Siphon Bridge". Manistique's 200-foot 1920s neoclassical brick water tower is the town's defining landmark. It's next to the river and what was the famous "siphon bridge," below water level. ... more

Imogen Herbert Historical Museum. Lots of curious stuff in this little museum — a quilt made of neckties, a lampshade — and good photos of the many facets of Chicago Lumber, the company that once owned much of the town. In back there's a cabin once part of an 1890s agricultural commune. ... more

Traders' Point. Two pleasant shops: a café/bookstore and antiques. The outdoor eating area looks across the Manistique River to the marina. ... more

Rogers Park. This is the best Lake Michigan beach in the area-pure sand, free of the limestone cobbles along much of the shoreline. Also a picnic area ... more

Kewadin Casino, Manistique. One of the smaller U.P. Indian-run casinos, the Kewadin here has 2 blackjack tables and one roulette table, a poker room, and 80 slots. Free drinks while gaming ... more

MANISTIQUE

Traders' Point

This newish complex includes a café/bookstore, antiques mall, and residential condos. (Unfortunately the condos block the view of the lighthouse for others.) The Upper Crust Cafe has an outdoor eating area by the Manistique River. The Traders' Point's site was once home to coal wharves and the dock of the Ann Arbor Railroad carferry that sailed across to Frankfort.
All businesses are wheelchair-accessible. (Nov. 2007)

The complex includes:

UPPER CRUST CAFE and BOOKSTORE. See "Manistique Restaurants." A pleasant small bookstore shares space with the daytime café. It carries a good seleection of Michigan authors; bestsellers; and children's books, toys, and educational games. Open year-round. Mem.-Labor Day: Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 10-2. The rest of the year: Mon-Sat 10-3. Closed Sun. (906) 341-2253.

TRADERS' POINT ANTIQUE MALL. Stock ranges from fine china and glassware to 1970s collectibles, with a fair amount of furniture. Of the 12 dealers, three have fishing lures, gear, and memorabilia. Currently there's Munising Woodenware on hand. No new crafts. Jim Stark, co-owner with his wife, Ginger, repairs and refinishes furniture on the premises. (906) 341-7500. Open year-round. From Mem. to Labor Day open daily 10-5. Through color season open daily except Sun 10-5. Otherwise: open Tues-Sat 11-5. Online sales at traderspoint.com Handicap accessible.

Traders' Point is south off U.S. 2 just west of the Manistique River mouth. Watch for big sign.

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