#manisteeriver

[railwayhistorical]

Give a Little Chase, 2 of 4

The Traverse City Turn, of the Great Lakes Central Railroad, has worked two sites in its namesake town and is returning to Cadillac, Michigan. The train has now joined the main at Walton Junction and is seen here crossing the Manistee River Bridge. Two images by Richard Koenig; taken July 18th 2023.

[johnykoh5]

searching . . . #july2019 #actiontroop #bigfoot #sasquatch #canoe #bigmanisteeriver #manisteeriver #chippewalanding #troop263 #backpacking #manisteerivertrail #northcountrytrail #scoutsbsa #boyscouts #boyscoutsofamerica #bsa #scoutmein #weownadventure https://www.instagram.com/p/B3GJBk6Fihe/?igshid=wriss9b0jvhv

[frank-post]

Moon setting in Manistee. #manistee #manisteeriverwalk #manisteeriver #manisteemichigan #manisteecounty #manisteepuremichigan #mymanistee #puremanistee #yesmanistee (at Manistee, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS6k0WsrLxd-mPRpxwRuDS3Cy828Mz5YJOQcHw0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[placeswordsdreams]

Manistee River Trail, Michigan

[philipoverbeeke]

Just around the river bend ... #puremichigan #manisteerivertrail #redbridge #fall #fallfilter #autumn #landscape #trees #sonyalpha #sonya6300 #manisteeriver (at Mannistee River) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ICSeNnMoW/?igshid=1j880r5e9qlgg

[aspiritofthewoods]

Summer Vibes ☀️#puremichigan #summersun #kayaking #manisteeriver (at Tippy Dam State Recreation Area)

[mangledfly]

Jumping Manistee River Steelhead Todays post is a few hightlights from the past few days on Mangled Fly’s social media accounts if you haven’t followed us go check out the feed we have been updating a couple times a week on Instagram and our Facebook page. Video above was shot this week on my iPhone […]

[itsrockysroad]

Manistee River Trail, September 2016

In September 2016, I took a spur of the moment trip to backpack the Manistee River Trail with my buddy Mark.    It rained a bit on this trip, so I didn’t get many photos.  But, I’ll post the few that I do have below.

We started our hike at the Red Bridge.   The photo below was taken where the trail diverges from the roadway into the forest.

The trail has beautiful views all along the hike.  The scene below is near the beginning of the trail shortly after leaving the Red Bridge.

The trail meanders through the forest along the river.  It is probably my favorite hike so far in the lower peninsula just for sheer natural beauty.

I love all of the river overlooks that are the hallmarks of this particular trail.

The fog hugging this little stream made it eerily beautiful.  

One of the most well known features of the river is the horseshoe bend.  This is one view of the river as we approached the bend. 

Another perspective on river turning in the bend.

A little selfie....This was supposed to have the bend behind me, but I didn’t quite get the shot.  

A slightly better perspective on the horseshoe bend.

A little waterfall along the trail.

This trail had a great feel.  We were there on a weeknight and it was so peaceful. We did see a few other people along the way, but it mostly felt like we had the place to ourselves.

Another view of the river from a different overlook.

We camped at camp site #1. The camp site included a fire ring and a little pathway to the river.   The selfie below was at the river by our campsite.   There was a little sandy shoal here that made it easy to filter water and even take a quick dip.   

There were several camp sites along the trail.  Personally, I think all the camp sites were very cool.  Some had really easy access to water either from the river or from small nearby streams.  Some had amazing views.   All of the campsites were places where I’d enjoy spending a night. 

We didn’t hike the NCT side of the loop on this trip.   As I said earlier, this was possibly the most scenic hiking that I have done in the lower peninsula.  I highly recommend this trip for its natural beauty and scenic views.  I’m hoping to hike this loop again this coming summer and hopefully I’ll get some better photos.   

Resources:

Manistee River Trail Brochure from the Forest Service: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd493793.pdf

[syrinje1987-blog]

Bell's #twoheartedale is the right choice for a day of hiking #bellsbrewery #hiking #explore #getoutside #stillsummer #summer2017 #mmmbeer #nomi #manisteeriver #craftbeer #craftbeerfordays #sunnyday #northernmichigan #getoutandexplore #hike #goodvibes #instagood #doubletap #doubleclick #like4like #followforfollow #follow4follow (at Manistee River)

[railwayhistorical]

Smokey Day, Part Two The Traverse City Turn of the Great Lakes Central got into town without me hearing it, but I later saw it preparing to leave town after a run to Amerhart, the lumber yard over by Williamsburg, Michigan. I then ran south down to where the former Grand Rapids and Indiana (Pennsy) crosses the Manistee River, between Walton Junction and Manton. It's not overcast today, but smoke from Canadian wildfires is mucking up the sky, the amount being stated as "unhealthy" levels. The EMD SD35 was built for the Norfolk & Western in 1965—I'm assuming it had a high short hood but was chopped. Later it was owned by the Montana Rail Link as the paint scheme shows. Four images by Richard Koenig; taken June 27th 2023.

[johnykoh5]

the wet crew . . . #july2019 #actiontroop #canoe #bigmanisteeriver #manisteeriver #chippewalanding #troop263 #backpacking #manisteerivertrail #northcountrytrail #scoutsbsa #boyscouts #boyscoutsofamerica #bsa #scoutmein #weownadventure https://www.instagram.com/p/B3GI1yUl7Ur/?igshid=y7ujxcfq5e6t

[chelseajmartin]

Holiday weekend float on the #manisteeriver. #grayling #kayaking #labordayweekend #upnorth #puremichigan (at Manistee River Bridge State Forest Campground)

[placeswordsdreams]

Slagle Creek bridge along the Manistee River Trail, Michigan

[philipoverbeeke]

The flow of Fall ... #puremichigan #manisteerivertrail #redbridge #fall #fallfilter #autumn #mavicair #landscape #trees #mavicair #dji #drone #uav #dronestagram #aerialview #manisteeriver (at Red Bridge Manistee River Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/B35YKseAIbm/?igshid=1pzjkkij1g5pa

[1tale4paws]

Happy #nationaldogday !! These two girls really make our life whole! Neither is perfect, but they are perfect for us! We just started a 12 day camping trip yesterday in beautiful #puremichigan !! This is our campsite right on #ManisteeRiver #livelifewithyourpets ____________________ Meet our wonderful Pawtners @pawesome_duos @triple.the.trouble.dogs @the_gingers @cinder_bluebay @the_b_pack @the_furry_business @golden_zamba @adventuresofbaileynboo @thehikingaussies @skyetheborderc ____________________

[mangledfly]

Winter steelhead fishing has started, hardly any pressure at the boat ramps , and still a few fish to be caught.