Alpena turkey name makes top-12 in naming contest
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ALPENA -- Three Alpenans were named as runners-up in a Thanksgiving turkey-naming contest sponsored by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
In a press release announcing the pardoning of turkey Mitch E. Gander, Whitmer listed Lynyrd, a submission by Alpena residents Dorothy Rosentreter, Chelsea, and Mike Dotsch -- Chelsea's last name not shared by the state -- among her top dozen favorite names.
The winning name was submitted by residents from Grand Rapids and Harper Woods.
Other top name contenders for the turkey pardoned this afternoon included Tahquamenon Tom, Turcules, Otto Moe Beel, Ryan Gobbling, Simon Fowl, Mack E. Gnaw, Roger Featherer, Steve Thighzerman, Tom Thanks, and Teddy Roostavelt.
The naming contest garnered more than 6,000 entries from around the state, according to the Governor's Office.