In addition to maintaining 90 miles of snowmobile trails, volunteers of the Alpena Snowdrifters also take pride in maintaining a portion of U.S.-23 in Alpena. On Thursday, some members of the Alpena Snowdrifters Club met to do their biannual Adopt-A-Highway cleanup along Birdsong Bay, ...

ALPENA — Alpena Civic Theatre is pleased to announce the full casting of their upcoming production of “The Music Man” by Meredith Willson. Many will remember the show made famous by the movie of the same name starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones. Full of lively tunes and beautiful ...

MCL hosting Polish Dinner on Saturday; Ace of Spades winner to be drawn ALPENA — The Marine Corps League Alpena Detachment is hosting a Polish dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday in the Canteen of the VFW on Connon Street. Dinner includes pierogies, sauerkraut and sausage, potatoes, ...

ALPENA — Michigan Notable Author John Smolens will visit the Alpena County Library on May 2. Smolens, an author from the Upper Peninsula, will discuss his book, "A Cold, Hard Prayer" at the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 2. Selected by the ...

ROGERS CITY — Playgoers will find a hilarious treat awaiting them this weekend at the Rogers Theater: Rogers City Community Theatre’s spring production of the Tony-award-winning musical, “Something Rotten!” The musical opens Friday and runs for two weekends only at the Rogers Theater, ...

Growth is incredibly uncomfortable, and so worth the effort. If you’ve been reading my columns, over time you’ve come to know, when I face a new dilemma, I take a deep dive into available information. I need to sort it all out. Reading and listening to a wide variety of experts, ...