At 8:38 p.m. on Friday, deputies from the Alcona County Sheriff's Office and the Curtis Township Fire Department were dispatched to the area of Alcona Dam on the Ausable River for two canoers who had tipped over and were stranded on the west bank south of the dam, a Monday press release from ...

ALPENA - The Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce fireworks fundraising campaign for Alpena’s annual Independence Day Fireworks Show is in full swing. As 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the United States, we invite you to kick off the holiday weekend by celebrating this historic milestone with ...

ALPENA — The days are getting longer, the temperatures are rising, and, up at Art in the Loft, that means it is preparing for its SummerView 2026 exhibit. Art in the Loft is welcoming roughly 30 local and regional artists into the gallery’s 7,000 square feet space for the SummerView 2026 ...

LINCOLN — Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union (AAACU) recently donated a prize basket and $150 hole sponsorship to the Alcona Masonic Lodge for their annual golf scramble fundraiser to support their scholarship fund. In the past 36 years, the Masonic Lodge has been able to award a total of ...

ALPENA — Many users of Island Park in Alpena will be glad to know that the trails are accessible again after the damage from the most recent ice storm was cleaned up. Island Park trails were blocked from tree damage, but are now cleaned up thanks to Alpena Wildlife Sanctuary board ...

ALPENA — Deer hunters in Northeast Michigan are going to have to abide by some new hunting regulations, including how large a buck must be and how many can be taken. At its May 13 meeting, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) approved deer regulation changes for the 2026 and ...