Pieces of our distant, and not so distant, past. Real people, real stories that made local headline news, touched our hearts, made us laugh or cry. Several more will publish often. We'd love your suggestions of other memories to include on these pages.

PERRY ANDRESS

Perry Andress was the first settler in Mancelona. He built the Mountain House in 1868. The first election was held on the first Monday in April, 1871 at the home of Mr. Perry Andress.  It was in 1869, four years after the Civil War when Perry Andress homesteaded in Mancelona that was named after his young daughter. For more information on Perry Andress or the hisotry of Mancelona, please visit Mancelona Area Historical Society's Facebook page. 

Perry Andress was buried in Mancelona.