Manistique, Michigan

Episode 4 / 8 February 2017 / 61 min / full

Three Charred Bodies

"James says 'We are going to the town of Manastique, Michigan' and later that it is in Schoolcraft County" about 0:02:19

The case: Murder of Heather Aldrich, Carrie Ann Nelson and Jodie Hutchinson (April 2015). Read the case file.

The figures, as told in 2017

Population

2,980

Median home value

$70,000

Cost of living

83

Religious

about 55%

Violent crime

▲ a little more than half

Property crime

▲ a little above average

History, in brief

• Named after the Manistique River; it used to be called Eastport. about 0:04:32
• Incorporated in 1883 and became a city in 1901. about 0:04:57
• It is in Schoolcraft County and is the only incorporated city in the county. about 0:05:01
• It sits on the shore of Lake Michigan where the Manistique River meets the lake. about 0:04:25
• It is in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the part above Lake Michigan. about 0:02:33
• The 28th annual folk fest is held on the second Saturday in July, with a Friday night pet parade and street dance. about 0:05:19
• The nearest traffic light is fifty miles away. about 0:03:53
• The zip code is 49854 and the area code is 906. about 0:03:41
• The town covers 3.51 square miles. about 0:04:21
• There is no McDonald's in town. about 0:04:04
• It gets 152 inches of snow a year, an average July high of 73 degrees and an average January low of 9.7 degrees. about 0:06:26

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