ALPENA — Ahoy Treasure Hunters! What began as a community-wide garage sale organized by Arlis St. Charles in 2017 has grown into one of Northeast Michigan's most anticipated summer traditions. For nearly a decade, residents and visitors have spent a weekend exploring neighborhoods, hunting ...

Alpena — Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union (AAACU) recently donated $250 to the Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency’s (NEMSCA) Shoe Palooza event. This event is a meaningful initiative that provides new shoes to students in our community from preschool through fifth grade. All funds ...

ALPENA - The Cliff Revealed: Uncovering America's First Great Copper Mine is today 2026 at the ACC Madeline Briggs Center 140 from noon until 1 p.m. The Cliff Mine, opened in 1845, was the first profitable copper mine in Michigan’s Lake Copper District. Two decades later, the Cliff was in ...

Editor’s note: At the beginning of the 20th century, America began a period of industrial growth — fueled by the nation’s vast stores of natural resources — that led to victory in two world wars and the nation emerging as a true superpower. One of the cities at the epicenter of that ...