Manistee and Little Manistee Rivers Outfitting (livery) Prospectus

The Huron-Manistee National Forests is pleased to announce that a prospectus for a special use authorization for commercial outfitting services (livery) for the Manistee and Little Manistee Rivers will be available soon. The forests intend to issue one or two special use authorizations (permits) as a result of this offering. One permit will be awarded for the Little Manistee River, one permit for the Manistee River, or one permit for both offerings. The watercraft limit for this prospectus are 21 watercraft per day on the Little Manistee River and 16 watercraft per day on the Manistee Wild and Scenic River. The new permit will be issued for a term of two years, with the option for an additional 8 year term with acceptable performance.

Applicants must submit four (4) copies of their application package and supporting documents in hardcopy format. Please review application procedures carefully as portions of the selected applicant's package will become part of the special use permit.

A prospectus will be issued on or around November 10 to solicit applications.

For more informaiton please contact Katie Racey, kracey@fs.fed.us or Kristen Thrall, kthrall@fs.fed.us