Manistee, Michigan (U.S.)

Manistee County

image by Masao Okazaki, 11 March 2023
based on photo located by Dave Fowler, 26 February 2019

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The Flag

The flag of the City of Manistee, Michigan, was seen at the 2010 Michigan Municipal League convention. The parade of flags is documented at Flickr, including this flag: a glimpse of a flag probably belonging to Manistee. This seems to have a white, wavy horizontal stripe on a light blue background, with a dark blue strip along the bottom and a thicker dark blue strip at the fly bearing white lettering, presumably "MANISTEE", but only "NISTE" visible. Yellow fringe.
www.flickr.com/photos/michigancommunities/5017460160
Jonathan Dixon, 7 October 2010

A better image can be seen at http://news.pioneergroup.com/manisteenews which reports:

Manistee is iconic for its diverse waterways, including Lake Michigan, as well as several inland lakes and rivers. The official flag for Manistee is a tribute to these unique features, and has become a symbol for the community. The Rotary Club of Manistee first created the flags 20 years ago. �We thought it was important to have an official flag, so we had one designed and approved by the city council,� said Zamrowski.

Tom Culbert was on the Rotary board at the time, and said the city had initially expressed interest in having an official flag. �We received information that the city was interested in having an official flag,� he said. �So we went before them and asked for permission to develop a flag and make it available for anybody in the county.�

The flag would be displayed on numerous flagpoles around the county, and would also be a ceremonial flag. �At that time (city officials) would go to the Michigan Municipal League for a conference and they would have a parade that included the flags of each city,� said Culbert. �They wanted a ceremonial flag for Manistee, as well.�

There was a number of Rotarians involved in the process of designing the flag, including some who are still members today. �There was around a half dozen people involved in designing it and we finally came up with the one we have now,� he said. �I also contacted the City of Wyandotte because they had just recently adopted a new flag, to help with some ideas.�

The Rotary Club recently decided to recommission the City of Manistee flag and make them available to the public again. �It�s been 20 years and of course most of the flags have been used up,� said Zamrowski. �We thought it might be a good time to bring them back, to have them on sale. I remember when we first did it a lot of the merchants downtown purchased flags, and it looked really nice to see them downtown.�
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The flag is iconic for Manistee, and highlights the prominent features of the area as a shoreline city. �It adds a better identity, when people see the flag they recognize a part of Manistee,� he said. �It�s a big part of our port city, and when people see it on the boats that also gives us some publicity.� Zamrowski felt that it also gives residents a sense of unity, celebrating the unique community.

Dave Fowler, 27 February 2019

Logo

image located by Paul Bassinson, 9 September 2019

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Paul Bassinson, 9 September 2019