Posts Tagged ‘manistee’
KAREN GOODMAN: Women I Saw as Influential for Manistee County
KAREN GOODMAN: Women I Saw as Influential for Manistee County It is already March, the time in our Michigan season that brings snow, rain, warmth, and mud. By this description, I believe I have described this past winter. March is a time that we start to consider moving from our winter hibernation (if you are…
Read MoreSHERRI PROTASIEWICZ: Winter Adventures: How to Get Involved in Manistee in the Chilly Months
SHERRI PROTASIEWICZ: Winter Adventures: How to Get Involved in Manistee in the Chilly Months Manistee County is known for its 25 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, incredible fishing, river paddling, hiking, and everything an outdoor enthusiast could ever want. We enjoy all four seasons here, so when snow is unpredictable in the colder months, we…
Read MoreBLADE GATES: New Year, New Opportunity to Invest
BLADE GATES: New Year, New Opportunity to Invest While it may be too late for me to say “Happy New Year”, it’s great to be writing the first Chamber column of 2024. I don’t know about you, but ever since the spring of 2020 when so much of our world was flipped upside down, time…
Read MoreBLADE GATES: What Makes Small Business, Small Business?
BLADE GATES: What Makes Small Business, Small Business? ‘Small Business Saturday’ has become a national phenomenon. As a new employee with the Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce, I am always hearing the phrase, ‘every season is small business season’… and for good reason! When any business joins the Chamber of Commerce, they invest in the…
Read MoreCASSIDY JESSUP: Shopping locally in Manistee County has great impacts
It’s always Small Business season in Manistee County! Don’t miss out on the magic of traditional Christmas shopping – and the small businesses across the county have you covered. Not only is there a gift for everyone, but you’re also supporting your friends, neighbors, and community by shopping locally. When they thrive, we all thrive.…
Read MoreTED FRICANO: The process of bringing Fricano’s to Manistee
Everything was a fight. Opening a new business, Fricano’s Manistee River, would not be possible without the support from the Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce, the City government officials, realtor and Chamber Ambassador Gini Pelton, and the Downtown Development Authority. Four years ago, in 2018, I began scouting locations in Manistee. Initially, I was interested…
Read MoreCINDY VASQUEZ: A new perspective: investor, ambassador, community advocate
Positive connections are vital to growing our community, and the businesses within our beautiful county. For Manistee, it can be as easy as showing up to Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce programs and networking opportunities. As a Chamber of Commerce Ambassador, Leadership Program graduate, volunteer at the Annual Golf Outing, and regular attendee of Chamber…
Read MoreDYLLAN WALKER: Manistee chamber is the key to a complicated map
Manistee County has become a beacon on the map of Michigan communities. A place where many people come to vacation, only to leave wishing they could live here. Visitors watch with envy as residents relax on a Sunday afternoon instead of returning home for their work week. We have everything we need right here: a…
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