Manistique, as with many towns in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, became a boomtown as interest in natural resources made its westward movement.
Unt.
With the eastern United States\' timber gone, Manistique was discovered in the 1870s and the timber rush began.
Frederic Baraga made his appearance in the early 1800s bringing Christianity, but development of the area did not begin until the latter part of the 1800s.
Fr.
The area was first populated by Native Americans and occasional fur traders.
Manistique, as with many towns in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, became a boomtown as interest in natural resources made its westward movement