Manistee National Forest Festival

Manistee National Forest Festival
Friday, Jun 30, 2023 at 8:00am

The Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce is the host and coordinator of the Manistee National Forest Festival. Events are individually run and operated by local organizations and businesses.

Schedule

8:00 AM – 9:00PM: 75th Birthday of the Lake Bluff Farms Giant Sequoia

Lake Bluff Farms - 2890 Lakeshore Rd (just north of the State Park)

Lake Bluff Farms (2890 Lakeshore Rd, Manistee, MI 49660) is the home of the largest Giant Sequoia east of the Rockies. The biggest of three trees, a.k.a the Michigan Champion, is 116 feet tall. Since the “natural” distribution of the Giant Sequoias is a limited area in the western Sierra Nevada in California, the Lake Bluff sequoias are one of a kind. Foresters and arborists around the world are in awe of its great success in a place so far from its natural growing area. It is nearly one-half the size of the biggest known sequoias in the world. During the Manistee National Forest Festival, Lake Bluff Farms will be open for tours from 10:00 AM – 3 PM, highlighting one of Manistee’s hidden treasures of the forest.

9:00 AM - Dusk: Festival Marketplace

First Street Beach - Douglas Park

Come shop for a variety of goods with over 30 Vendors that come from all across the state. Enjoy all the unique items that they bring for you to purchase!

12:00 PM – Dusk: Anderson Midway Carnival

First Street Beach - Douglas Park

Take the family to enjoy the rides, games, food and fun only the Carnival can provide!

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Wine on the River

Fricano's Manistee River - 440 River Street, Manistee

Kick off the Forest Festival with a wine tasting on our deck, with charcuterie snacks provided! Tickets will be on presale June 15th at Fricano’s, as well as at the door. Brought to you by Fricano’s Manistee River and Great Lakes Wine & Spirits.

Cost: $3 per ticket, per pour.

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