There was still snow on the ground on April 3, 1871 when the Springdale Township Board of Supervisors convened for the first time in the home of Titus Glover. Less than half a decade had passed since the first settlers ventured into the white pine and hardwood forests of Springdale Township to farm, tend cattle, and raise children. It had been just six months since the Manistee County Board of Supervisors had decided there were enough residents in Springdale to merit its being formally designated a township. In the years since, Springdale Township has benefited and been buffeted by three distinct economic and cultural eras: the decades of boom and