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UPDATED: Halloween pumpkin display in Alpena

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For the 23rd year in a row the Holiday Halloween House of Alpena will return on Oct.31 and the event's host encourages people to come see all the pumpkinds this year. The Halloween display will feature over 100 carved pumpkins available for people to view beginning at 5 p.m. until Midnight on ...

Marine Corps League to gather Saturday

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The Marine Corps League, Alpena Detachment, invites all Marines and Fleet Marine Force Navy personnel to come to Bogart's Tavern on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.  to celebrate GySgt Highway Day and the anniversary of the Invasion of Grenada. During the event MCL personnel will purchase the ...

Cannon on the corner

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In 1862, during America’s Civil War, the U.S. Congress and Department of the Navy began naming combat ships after the nation’s states. The USS Maine is named after America’s 23rd state. The over 324 foot “battle wagon” was a new generation of armored and heavily fortified ...