Alber’s Apple Orchard Ready for Another Delicious Season
The cider press is running at Alber’s, and there are already a lot of apples and donuts ready for Manchester residents to enjoy. Using an original Mt. Gilead cider press that was installed at the orchard in 1890, the Bossory family is preserving for our community a century of tradition. As ever, there will be […]
Equestrian Team Wins First District Meet
The Manchester Equestrian Team, considered an “A” team this year, won its first district meet with a score of 290 to Saline’s 276. Juniors dominate the team, with 6 from the class accounting for fully half the riders; there are 2 representatives each from the senior, sophomore, and freshman classes. Coach Amanda Walz is optimistic about […]
River Raisin Reveals that Fall is on the Way
The River Raisin is named for its wild grapes. As autumn approaches, any walk along the river will reveal tart juicy grapes, blood red sumac, heavy waxy autumn olives, sharp blooming thistles and the first hardening clusters of acorns. The sun’s heat will cling, but the plants know that summer is nearly over.
Last Week of Summer!
Let this picture serve as your one week reminder: School will be here soon.
Fairy Festival at the Farmers Market 2014
Last Thursday Manchester experienced an influx of wee folk at the farmers market! Fairy wings, glitter tattoos, wands, and fairy bracelets were everywhere you looked. Activities included a cake walk, marshmallow drop, fairy parade, digging for treasure, and playing in bubbles. Miss Michigan Pre-teen American Co-ed posed for pictures with many little fairies!
Harvest Coming in at Manchester Farmers Market
We’re getting to that late summer season when sweet corn and onions and beans and tomatoes start to flow into the Manchester Famers Market held every Thursday from 4pm to 7pm on Adrian Street in the village. Come for the locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables and stay for music down the street at the Gazebo!
Manchester Blacksmith Shop A Living Link to the Past
Every year, on the same day as the Chicken Broil, another Manchester institution awakens from slumber. The iconic Blacksmith Shop on Main Street, owned by the Manchester Area Historical Society, is opened and staffed by local blacksmiths who happily give demonstrations of the centuries old shop space that is decked out with all of its […]
