ALPENA – The Alpena Downtown Development Authority (DDA) announced the 2026 Thunder Bay Maritime Festival will take place from Friday, Aug. 21 to Sunday, Aug. 23 along the Thunder Bay River. According to a DDA press release on Tuesday, this year’s lineup features two-hour tall ship ...
HILLMAN — St. Augustine Catholic Church in Hillman is preparing for its fifth annual St. Augustine Community Festival that will be held on Sunday, Aug. 30, according to a press release on Tuesday. St. Augustine Catholic Church in Hillman announced the winner of the Early Bird Raffle Drawing, which was held on Sunday, was Margaret LaCross of Alpena. Her name was drawn at Sunday’s monthly parish breakfast. The ticket was sold by parishioner Julie Grabiel. Both ladies will pocket $500 cash. LaCross’ ticket will be entered back into the Big Cash Raffle Grand Prize Drawing to be held ...
ALPENA — Representatives from the Holy Gears robotics team at All Saints Catholic School (ASCS) recently earned an invitation to the FIRST Tech Robotics Canadian Rockies Premier event. Out of 48 teams, the ASCS team was the only of four middle school teams competing against high school ...
ALPENA - The final performance of the Alpena City Band of the season will be held on Thursday from 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the bandshell at Bayview Park. This concert will feature Polka music featuring Gene Domrase playing the accordion.
HILLMAN — The Brush Creek Mill announced on Monday that the upcoming VJ Day will include a celebration of the country's 250th anniversary. The World War II photos of our hometown heroes are on display once again through the end of August. VJ Day at the mill will be on Aug. 8, from 10 ...
Alpena — The Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting residents and visitors to take part in a new interactive community adventure: the Alpena Sticker Quest, a citywide game designed to highlight and support Alpena’s vibrant local businesses. Participants will explore the ...
