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.

ALPENA — Now that the first bells of 2020 have bene rung and a new decade has begun, take a moment to pause and peruse through The News’ biggest stories of the decade and of 2019 and our look ahead at what you can expect in 2020:

LOOKING BACK:

* “The biggest stories of the last 10 years”

* “A look back at the biggest local stories of 2019”

* “Looking back at 2019: Some of our best photos of the year”

LOOKING AHEAD:

* “Rain expected to ring in the new year”

* “Rising waters, fights and more: What we’ll be covering in 2020“