St. Francis de Sales church circa 1884, SCHS photo courtesy Earl Cousineau Collection
The historical society building on the corner of Deer and Weston is home to hundreds of historic photographs, manuscripts and artifacts related to Schoolcraft County’s past. One such item is a stained-glass rose window that was salvaged from the original St. Francis de Sales church in Manistique, following the April 1953 fire which rendered the building unsafe. The window was donated to the society in 2019 by the family of Earl Cousineau, and will be on display at the historical society booth during Folk Fest. We look forward to the day when hundreds more items from our archives can be put on display in a museum dedicated solely to the history of Schoolcraft County.