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Let's see how many dollars we can spend in Manistee County instead of at a National Chain!

Support our community and spend your dollars locally with this county-wide cash program.  Purchase manistee county ca$h for any gift-giving occasion and let your gift recipient choose where to spend it!

It's easy to buy and use!

Select the amount you would like to purchase, pay with your preferred credit card, and your certificate is ready to spend.  The participating merchants will either scan the QR code or use the six-digit code to validate the certificate.  Each certificate can only be used once ~ the full amount must be spent.  The program will automatically keep track of every dollar.

Please contact programs@ManisteeChamber.com to assist with your purchase.

Thank you to all the sponsors of manistee county ca$h!

When the Change Is Always Changing, by Blade Gates

By bgates_communications@manisteechamber.com | December 20, 2024

BLADE GATES: When the Change Is Always Changing MANISTEE, MICH. – In writing this, there are only a handful of days before we enter 2025. Once we do, we’ll never be in 2024 again. Do you ever stop and think about the significance of that? Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that “no man ever steps in…

Let’s have spirit this holiday season, by Blade Gates

By bgates_communications@manisteechamber.com | November 19, 2024

BLADE GATES: Let’s have spirit this holiday season MANISTEE, MICH. – ‘It’s time to show some Christmas spirit!’ How many times have you heard someone say that? When we reach the final months of the year, showing holiday spirit becomes as prevalent as ever: bringing the family together for a Thanksgiving dinner, getting gifts ordered…

Belonging Matters, by Stacie Bytwork

By bgates_communications@manisteechamber.com | October 23, 2024

STACIE BYTWORK: Belonging Matters MANISTEE, MICH. – Eleven years ago, I began my journey with the Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce, filled with a mix of emotions-excitement, fear, and uncertainty. With little understanding of the Chamber’s role, I found myself delivering a speech at our Annual Awards Dinner just a week into my new position.…

A Year at the Chamber: A Reflection, by Blade Gates

By bgates_communications@manisteechamber.com | September 24, 2024

BLADE GATES: A Year at the Chamber: a Reflection MANISTEE, MICH. – In writing this, I am about a month away from my one-year anniversary working as the Marketing & Communications Specialist for the Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce. People are always saying how time flies, and with each passing year, I continue to learn…

What Makes a DDA? The In’s and Out’s of your Local Downtown Development Authority, by Andrew Stafford

By Andrew Stafford | August 19, 2024

ANDREW STAFFORD: What Makes a DDA? The In’s and Out’s of your Local Downtown Development Authority MANISTEE, MICH. – Downtowns form the heart of nearly every city, town, and village. They are where small businesses thrive, and the sense of community is strongest. In many places, the fortunes of the downtown mirror those of the…

NICOLE KAMINSKI: Finding Home Through the Lens of Travel: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Appreciation

By nkaminski_nkaminski | July 23, 2024

NICOLE KAMINSKI: Finding Home Through the Lens of Travel: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Appreciation MANISTEE, MICH. – I’ve lived in Manistee all my life. 21 years to be exact. Growing up, I always thought I wanted to move away- far away.  Now, I work with the Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce, where I witness…

BLADE GATES: Making the Most of an Election Year

By bgates_communications@manisteechamber.com | June 18, 2024

BLADE GATES: Making the Most of an Election Year MANISTEE, MICH. – In the off-chance you haven’t heard, 2024 just so happens to be an election year for our nation. Surprise! For many, election years are a turbulent time: where one may feel nothing but excitement, another may feel anxiety. Where some are deeply involved…

CARMEN KOTT: Manistee Area Leadership Team: A Review

By bgates_communications@manisteechamber.com | May 21, 2024

CARMEN KOTT: Manistee Area Leadership Team: A Review MANISTEE, MICH. – Time will always be a funny thing. In writing this, this year’s Manistee Area Leadership Program is coming to a close, when it feels like only yesterday I was welcoming this year’s cohort. Now they are gearing towards their big ribbon cutting to commemorate…

BLADE GATES: Young Adults, Small Towns: The State of Gen Z and Millenials in Manistee County

By bgates_communications@manisteechamber.com | April 23, 2024

BLADE GATES: Young Adults, Small Towns: The State of Gen Z and Millenials in Manistee County MANISTEE, MICH. – Let’s pretend that you are me for a second: a twenty-something-year-old college grad that lived in Manistee for most of your life. You leave for four years, come back a little older, now with a college…

KAREN GOODMAN: Women I Saw as Influential for Manistee County

By growthzone | March 29, 2024

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…