Detour Details: How to reach Ghost Ship and north Manistee businesses

For visitors to Manistee's Ghost Ship and north Manistee businesses, road work on US-31 might first appear confusing.  Let's take it one step at a time.  

Through the rest of October, there will be a detour taking most traffic around the work, as crews replace two rail lines.

Heading north (from Ludington, Muskegon and other points downstate), motorists on US-31 will be diverted to Monroe St., to Washington Ave., to Veterans Oak Grove Dr. and then to Lakeshore Dr., which rejoins US-31.  Signs will guide you.  

The S.S. City of Milwaukee historic carferry, which produces the Ghost Ship attraction, along with nearby businesses (i.e. "local traffic"), can still be reached.  After taking the detour, northbound motorists need only to turn right at the intersection of Lakeshore Dr. and US-31 (at Burger King), and head south on US-31 a short distance.  Let's take a look inside the Event Map in order to see the route (click image below to enlarge).

Motorists who are heading south (from Benzie County, Traverse City and other points upstate) can simply skip the detour entirely and stay on US-31 to reach the Ghost Ship and nearby businesses.

At a later date this month, the detour arrangement will be reversed.  We'll keep you updated when that happens.