The Manistee River Trail Michigan

The Manistee River, seldom referred to as the Big Manistee River, runs 190 miles through the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan; it now passes through the contemporary villages of Sharon, Smithville, and Mesick, entering Lake Michigan at Manistee. It is considered, like the nearby Au Sable River, to be one of the best trout fisheries east of th…
The Manistee River, seldom referred to as the Big Manistee River, runs 190 miles through the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan; it now passes through the contemporary villages of Sharon, Smithville, and Mesick, entering Lake Michigan at Manistee. It is considered, like the nearby Au Sable River, to be one of the best trout fisheries east of the Rockies. The Manistee River is also being considered for restoration of Arctic grayling, which have been extirpated from the State of Michigan since 1936.
  • Country: United States
  • State: Michigan
  • Municipality: Manistee, Michigan, Eastlake, Michigan
  • Mouth: Lake Michigan
  • Length: 190 mi (310 km)
  • Basin size: 1,780 sq mi (4,600 km²)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org