ALPENA — A proposed entertainment complex and improvement project at the Alpena County Fairgrounds, which may have invested millions of dollars worth of improvements into the property, has been dismissed by commissioners. On Tuesday at the monthly Alpena County Commissioners Finance, ...
ALPENA - Former ACC President, Dr Don Newport, at the college this Friday 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the Alpena Community College in CTR 106. Dr Newport will be proving an informational session on the school board recall now in progress.
ALPENA - NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council will meet on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, 500 W. Fletcher Street, Alpena, Michigan. The public is invited to attend. The meeting agenda includes regular council business; a presentation by Cassandra Sadler on the Newell A. Eddy shipwreck; and updates from NOAA staff on Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary programs, upcoming events, and research. Public comment will take place at approximately 7:50 p.m. If you cannot participate in the meeting, you ...
ALPENA - On June 11, from 2-3 p.m. at the Alpena County Library, Ben Traverse will play songs our parents’ parents’ parents sang while growing up. There will be play parties, game songs, sing-alongs, and more. Through this program, participants will not only enjoy the music but will also learn about the historical and cultural contexts under which the music came into this world. Open to all ages. For more information or to listen to Ben's music, visit https://bentraversemusic.com/.
ALPENA — On Tuesday at the monthly Alpena County Commissioners Finance, Ways, and Means meeting, commissioners voted to cease negotiations with Blackwaters NE LLC regarding the proposed entertainment complex and leasing agreement at the Alpena County Fairgrounds. Alpena County Commissioner ...
DEXTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — On the kind of warm, bright afternoon that Michigan boaters wait all year for, Malik Amine and his brother readied their family’s pontoon boat for the summer. The cover was off and Portage Lake sparkled in the sun. But before the brothers could leave a narrow ...
