MANISTEE, MI – Manistee Harbor Tours will wrap up its 2026 sailing season with special fall color cruises aboard the Princess of Manistee this weekend and next weekend, offering passengers an opportunity to view the autumn scenery along Lake Michigan and the Manistee River. The two-hour cruises are scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24-25, and again Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. These will be the final scheduled cruises of the year for the 65-foot passenger vessel.
Capt. Albert “Wally” Laaksonen, owner of Manistee Harbor Tours, said the cruises will depart from the Manistee City Marina, 426 River St., along the Riverwalk in downtown Manistee. Each excursion will begin with a trip down the Manistee River to the Manistee Harbor Lighthouse, where the captain will evaluate conditions on Lake Michigan before determining the route. Depending on wind and wave conditions, the Princess will travel either north or south along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
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Princess of Manistee passing Big Point Sable Lighthouse. [Rob Alway]
