ALPENA — While visiting her Nana and Poppa over the Fourth of July holiday, 12-year-old Mackenzie Lepisto collected, painted, labeled and constructed a colorful USA rock map using stones found along the Lake Huron shoreline at Morris Bay on Lappan Road. Mackenzie is a gymnast, avid reader, ...

There’s nothing quite like the atmosphere of being surrounded by art — whether it’s in your home, at an art fair, a museum, or a gallery. The energy is tangible: vendor displays spilling over with creativity, strangers chatting about pieces that speak to their souls, the quiet pull of a ...

On Saturday, July 26, 23 members from the Catholic Central High School Class of 1961 and five guests gathered for their annual get-together, following Mass at St. Anne Church. Those who attended enjoyed socializing and catching up with fellow classmates. Out of a class of 120, 45 classmates ...

ALL program rescheduled to Aug. 13 The Association of Lifelong Learners' program with Larry Johns, "How I Found Myself Onstage" has been changed from Tuesday to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at Madeline Briggs Center on the campus of Alpena Community College. For more information, call ...

The Michigan District Exchange Club is pleased to announce that Stacee Martin of Alpena will serve as president for the 2025-2026 year. The Michigan district for Exchange has a total of 21 clubs with 488 active members as of the end of June 2025. Michigan is one of 26 districts across the ...