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Remembering Our Children walk happening June 20

Lifestyles

ALPENA — Remembering Our Children will be hosting their annual walk at 10 a.m. on June 20 beginning at the Evergreen Cemetery Chapel near Little Flanders Field. The walk is done each year for families that have lost children of any age. The walk will last for about one hour. The walk will stop at the Tree of Remembrance where butterflies will be released and then walkers will go back to the fairgrounds. A short gathering and light refreshments will be provided after the walk. Feel free to wear a T-shirt with a picture of your child. Please bring an umbrella in case of rain and ...

AAA: Michigan gas prices drop over Memorial day Weekend

Michigan News

DEARBORN - Gas prices in Michigan are down 20 cents from last week. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $4.63 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 63 cents more than this time last month and $1.42 more than this time last year. Motorists are paying an average of $69 for a ...

Public comment dominates Alpena County board meeting, again

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ALPENA — Alpena County residents packed the Howard Male Conference Room Tuesday afternoon for the monthly Alpena County Board of Commissioners meeting. Attendees who are against the potential Alpena County Fairgrounds lease with Blackwaters NE LLC, a development company, gave public ...

Comfortable temperatures expected through the weekend

Local News

ALPENA – Residents in Alpena and across Northeast Michigan are welcoming a burst of summer-like weather this week, just days after a cooler and wetter Memorial Day weekend blanked the area. With sunny skies and highs climbing into the upper 70s and low-to-mid 80s, the forecast is a hopeful ...

Akropolis Reed Quintet to perform at ACC

Lifestyles

ALPENA — The Thunder Bay Arts Council is excited to host the Grammy Award Winning Akropolis Reed Quintet to Alpena. The concert is sponsored in part by a Granum Grant through Alpena Community College and will take place at ACC's Granum Theatre on June 5, from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m., with ...

Annual Presque Isle lighthouse photo contest begins

Lifestyles

PRESQUE ISLE - The Presque Isle Township Museum Society has officially opened submissions for its Annual Presque Isle Lighthouses Photo Contest. Photographers of all ages and skill levels—from seasoned professionals and amateur hobbyists to casual smartphone users—are invited to capture ...