Looking back at 2019
News Photo by Julie Riddle Conner Sauve, 13, swings into the Thunder Bay River near the county fairgrounds on Aug. 9 while his friend, Dillon Reed, 13, waits his turn. Both Alpena residents were out enjoying old-fashioned fun on a balmy summer day, complete with carefree Huck Finn-style whoops. “Don’t say school,” Sauve said cheerfully before launching into another swing on the rope.
News Photo by Steve Schulwitz Elise Budd, a 10-year old girl from Alpena being raised in a military family, takes a few moments by herself after Alpena’s annual Memorial Day ceremony in May to get a close-up look at a cross, flag and wreath meant to honor those from the area who were lost their lives while serving in the military.
News Photo by Julie Riddle Steve and Janie Hansen, who celebrated 50 years of marriage in May, celebrate Valentine’s Day with a laugh in their Alpena home.
News Photo by Crystal Nelson Janet Tolan, owner of Risky Endeavor Dairy, in Ossineke, bottle feeds a calf on her farm in May.
News Photo by Julie Riddle Paramedics, firefighters, and police officers rush a woman on a stretcher to an ambulance in January after pulling her from Long Lake, where she had fallen through the ice on her snowmobile. The woman died, despite rescuers’ efforts at resuscitation.
News Photo by Steve Schulwitz This photo published Aug. 17 shows the former Cellar Restaurant on the Thunder Bay River in Alpena with water washing against sandbags the owner placed to try to protect his property. Record-high Lake Huron waters caused problems for the region throughout 2019 and are likely to continue causing problems once the spring that comes.
News Photo by Julie Goldberg Robots battle at one of two robotics tournaments Alpena High School hosted in the spring.
News Photo by Crystal Nelson Anne Gentry, Jessica Luther, Erica Hainstock, Betsy Young, and Lisa Larkin on June 28 take time out of the workday to attend a picnic at Culligan Plaza that was part of Alpena’s first Gay Pride Week celebration.
News Photo by Julie Riddle Conner Sauve, 13, swings into the Thunder Bay River near the county fairgrounds on Aug. 9 while his friend, Dillon Reed, 13, waits his turn. Both Alpena residents were out enjoying old-fashioned fun on a balmy summer day, complete with carefree Huck Finn-style whoops. “Don’t say school,” Sauve said cheerfully before launching into another swing on the rope.
News Photo by Steve Schulwitz Elise Budd, a 10-year old girl from Alpena being raised in a military family, takes a few moments by herself after Alpena’s annual Memorial Day ceremony in May to get a close-up look at a cross, flag and wreath meant to honor those from the area who were lost their lives while serving in the military.
News Photo by Julie Riddle Steve and Janie Hansen, who celebrated 50 years of marriage in May, celebrate Valentine’s Day with a laugh in their Alpena home.
News Photo by Crystal Nelson Janet Tolan, owner of Risky Endeavor Dairy, in Ossineke, bottle feeds a calf on her farm in May.
News Photo by Julie Riddle Paramedics, firefighters, and police officers rush a woman on a stretcher to an ambulance in January after pulling her from Long Lake, where she had fallen through the ice on her snowmobile. The woman died, despite rescuers’ efforts at resuscitation.
News Photo by Steve Schulwitz This photo published Aug. 17 shows the former Cellar Restaurant on the Thunder Bay River in Alpena with water washing against sandbags the owner placed to try to protect his property. Record-high Lake Huron waters caused problems for the region throughout 2019 and are likely to continue causing problems once the spring that comes.
News Photo by Julie Goldberg Robots battle at one of two robotics tournaments Alpena High School hosted in the spring.
News Photo by Crystal Nelson Anne Gentry, Jessica Luther, Erica Hainstock, Betsy Young, and Lisa Larkin on June 28 take time out of the workday to attend a picnic at Culligan Plaza that was part of Alpena’s first Gay Pride Week celebration.
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It was a wild year in Northeast Michigan, from a harsh winter that kept kids out of school for most of the month of February to a summer that saw Lake Huron's waters start to rise to record levels.
The News was on the scene for much of that history-in-the-making, cameras at the ready.
Here are some of the best images we took this year.