Linn County will manage six U.S. Forest Service campgrounds for at least the next five years, the board of commissioners has agreed. The contract is for five years with an option for another five ...

Linn County will pay the Forest Service 5.3 percent of adjusted gross income, or a minimum of $2,628 annually. The campgrounds have taken in about $49,000 annually.

The Manistee forest, which includes many lakes and is on Lake Michigan, is popular for fishing, camping, boating, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and hunting. The North Country Trail, a 4,800 ...