Manistee

Downtown Manistee

Dubbed the Victorian Port City and built by the lumber barons, scenic, small-town Manistee once was home to more millionaires per capita than any other town in the U.S., and their gingerbread architecture remains. Now it's a great town for tourism, 10 West Studios and Michigan's burgeoning film industry, the Little River Casino, energy and manufacturing. Follow downtown's curvy streets, where interesting eclectic shops and eateries wind along the Manistee River and huge freighters glide past. The Riverwalk takes you down to one of two of the town's gorgeous Lake Michigan beaches; the remodeled Blacker Airport makes getting to Manistee so much easier.

North X Northwest: Every day is for celebrating small businesses

Sam Eggleston Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Local businesses are the lifeblood of a community. Be it the gas station down the road, the mom-and-pop's diner or the painter who advertises via bulletin boards, local entrepreneurs not only work here, they often live here as well. What's even better is that dollars spent at our local businesses stay local, says managing editor Sam Eggleston.

Corbin Design makes career out of telling clients where to go

Kim North Shine Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The old Five Man Electrical Band song states that there are "signs, signs, everywhere there's signs." Mark VanderKlipp and the company Corbin Design are sure glad there are, because without them people would be lost everywhere. This is the company behind the scenes making sure that you and everyone else know exactly where they are and where they are headed.

North X Northwest: Region is a foodie paradise

Sam Eggleston Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Welcome to North x Northwest, a new column by managing editor Sam Eggleston which will be featured in each new edition of Northwest Michigan Second Wave. From food to wine to communities, businesses and people, he will discuss a myriad of topics. This week, he notes just how much of a foodie destination this region has become.

A look back at 2011, and ahead to 2012

Sam Eggleston Tuesday, December 13, 2011

This time of year, everyone starts to look back at the months that have come and gone and the accomplishments that they, and those around them, have achieved. Here at Northwest Michigan Second Wave, we do the same--we'll be taking a hiatus from publishing over the holidays with a return Jan. 17. We hope that makes you begin to look forward at what Northwest Michigan and our publication will offer in 2012.

The Talent Dividend: How more college grads can add to a Michigan city's bottom line

Tracy Certo Tuesday, December 13, 2011

What's the best thing a city can do to achieve more economic success? Increase its number of college graduates. Read how the Talent Dividend calculates just how much college degrees add to a city's bottom line--think billions--and cities right here in Michigan are some of 57 competing for the $1 million dollar prize to boost college attainment.

The gift of love: Paperworks Studio puts heart into each hand-crafted card

Kim North Shine Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Picking out cards to send for the holidays is never easy. But Paperworks Studios, in Traverse City, makes selecting your cards much easier, because there's no other place you'll be able to get cards that are made with the love and affection of Paperworks' employees. Second Wave's Kim North Shine is feeling it.

What's Working in Cities: Placemaking

Michelle Bruch Tuesday, October 11, 2011

We're taking a closer look at people and organizations in cities across the country that are transforming neighborhoods and driving change in urban areas. The second in our series about good urban ideas focuses on how the best city spaces are built from the ground up rather than planned from the top down.

Alliance helps bring back locally-produced beer hops--something everyone can drink to

Howard Lovy Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Something is growing in Northern Michigan that hasn't been seen in the fields since about the time the Civil War was taking place--hops. No, not the kind that bunnies do, but rather the kind that brewers do. Hops are an integral part of the beer-making process, and now they are being grown, processed and purchased right here in Northwest Michigan.

Family-owned farms go live thanks to Northwest Michigan webmaster

Victoria Mullen Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Traverse City's Jena Van Wagner is the executive director of Michigan Family Farms. Those who have joined her online community have focused on promoting those farms and getting the word out about great, local food that is grown and can be bought right in your town. Victoria Mullen reports.

Living the island life--Northern Michigan style

Valerie West Tuesday, July 26, 2011

We've all dreamed of living the island life, but for some Northern Michigan residents, it's a whole different meaning than what we picture in our heads. There are no coconuts, palm trees or tropical beaches. Instead, living the island life on Mackinac or Beaver islands is all about community.

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