10 Facts vs. Myths About Alpena, MI

Posted on February 15th, 2019

As residents of Alpena, we hear a lot of misconceptions about our beautiful hometown. Like, “is it really cold there ALL the time?!”, or “there’s nothing to do in Alpena!”. Well, take a seat. We are about to explore the facts vs.myths of Alpena, Michigan! M…

Stories of Yesteryear: Remembering Alpena’s Winter Carnival

Posted on February 8th, 2019

All of this winter weather we’ve been having has a reminiscing on days gone by. Back between the early 1930’s to the 1960’s when Alpena hosted a winter carnival during the snowiest time of the year. Alpena’s first winter carnival queen, Mary Meharg 1935. Photo cour…