*This Museum IS NOT Participating in Museum Day 2011*
425 River Street
Manistee, MI 49660
231-723-5531
Manistee County Historical Museum Website »
The museum is housed in the former A.H. Lyman Drug Co. building in historic downtown Manistee. Originally built in 1883, the Lyman Co. moved into the building in 1885. A special drug exhibit is kept in remembrance of the store's earlier history. Museum displays include the Lyman Drug Store, period rooms, and one of the most extensive collections of Victorian antiques and photographs in the state.
"Putting Manistee County and Manistee on the Map" An exhibit that highlights people, places, and things from Manistee County that are widely known around the world including: Harriet Quimby, James Earl Jones,the Manistee National Forest, Century Boat, etc...
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