Local Experience Writer Lara King gives readers an inside look at a familiar favorite in Northeast Michigan. Alpena’s neighbor to the Northwest, Posen, has been celebrating the local potato harvest in Northeast Michigan for 68 years. Generations of families have grown up learning how to dance the polka, sharing family recipes for potato latkes, and […]
Dinosaur Gardens: Over 80 Years as One of America’s Favorite Roadside Attractions What is considered one of America’s last great roadside attractions, Dinosaur Gardens offers a prehistoric walk through time. A T-Rex stomps through the pine trees, a family attempts to secure a wooly mammoth for dinner, and you can almost feel the breath of […]
From the west coast to the fresh coast, how one man’s culinary journey took him from small-town Alpena, Michigan to the west side of the country, and back again. Meet Eric Peterson. Father, brother, friend, community supporter, and Chef-owner of one of Alpena’s most popular dining establishments. Growing up in Alpena, Eric’s ambition to create culinary […]
It’s been 9 long years since Sasquatch was last spotted in Downtown Alpena! It was during the Major League Fishing event sponsored by Jack Links and now it appears HE IS BACK! Word travels fast and the cryptid heard all about this local “hot spot” for bigfoot goods and apparel and had to see it […]
Join us at the Alpena Ice Festival on Saturday, February 12, 2022! With the leadership of Thunder Bay Arts, the Comstock Fund of First Congregational UCC, Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union, SOME-CPA, Shaun Michael Osborne, City of Alpena DDA and Alpena Fire Department, an Alpena Ice Fest will hearken back to years past. It promises to […]
The historic port city of Alpena is nestled between a vast emerald forest and a clear blue bay. Fishing and Lumbering Founded in 1871, Alpena began as an early commercial fishing port and soon grew to be one of the nation’s most profitable lumber harvesting locations. Lumber camps dotted the region and logs were floated […]
If you’re looking to travel to Alpena during the off-season, but still looking for those gorgeous beach views while being close to amenities, 40 Winks Motel & Vacation Rentals has the perfect accommodations for you. One of Alpena’s longest-running family-owned motels has enhanced its offerings to include vacation suites for visitors staying 3 days or […]
Grab your cameras and check out this list of some of the best places to see the shades of autumn in Alpena, hand-picked by our Facebook fans. Alpena Take a drive down Washington Ave. and as you look into Holy Cross and Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, the colors of the trees above are brilliant shades of red, orange, […]
Have you tried the Evergreen Cemetery Walking Tour yet? Here’s a first-hand experience, as told by Alpena local and CVB staff member, JoEllen DesRocher. This walking tour, created by the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library and available through the izi.travel app, begins and ends near the cemetery chapel and will be an ideal […]
It’s time to try your luck at catching Big Brownie again! The 47th Annual Michigan Brown Trout Festival begins this weekend, Friday July 16th. Get in on the fishing action by joining one or more of the tournaments below: 2021 Tournaments 4th Annual Brown Trout Tournament – July 17th – July 25th. $4,000 for […]
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