ALPENA – On Monday, the Alpena Municipal Council voted to authorize a change order for the ongoing restroom and pavilion project at Bay View Park. The change order was for $47,500 and will address unsuitable soils and related site improvements. City Engineer Steve Shultz detailed the ...
ALPENA — Rev. Bryan Salminen, pastor of Hope Lutheran Church in Hubbard Lake, is celebrating 40 years of ministry. There will be a dinner on Sunday at 11 a.m. to commemorate the anniversary. Tim Zimmerman and the King’s Brass will be playing at 7 p.m. on Friday. Salminen said he always ...
During the late 1960s, the Fisheries Division of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) turned an aquatic wasteland into one of North America’s most sensational recreational fisheries. The DNR harnessed a disastrous alewife invasion and restored a balanced ecosystem in our Great Lakes. ...
ALPENA — Community leaders, businesses, organizations, and residents across Northeast Michigan have successfully raised all necessary funding to send the Alpena High School Underwater Robotics Team to the 2026 MATE World Championship in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The achievement comes after an overwhelming show of support following the team’s qualification for the international underwater robotics competition, where students will represent Alpena and Northeast Michigan on the world stage June 25–27. The Alpena High School Underwater Robotics Team earned its place at the ...
