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Besser Museum Brings Alpena “Season of Light”

By |2024-03-18T15:10:33+00:00December 7, 2016|Activities, Festivals & Events, Inspiring Alpena, Local News|

Once again, Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan has brought us the beauty of world traditions relating to Christmas. Each year during their “Season of Light” display, Besser Museum offers us a walk through nations around the world to see how different cultures celebrate Christmas. A Pagan forest display prior to the birth of Christ, Native American prayer sticks, the colorful […]

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6 Ways to Be a Tourist in Your Hometown of Alpena, Michigan

By |2024-03-18T15:12:24+00:00October 6, 2016|Activities, Festivals & Events, Food & Drink, Inspiring Alpena, Local News, Outdoor Activities|

Say ‘goodbye’ to checked baggage fees and high gas prices and say ‘hello’ to your own backyard! “Staycation” is the new vacation and here are 6 tips to having the best tourist experience in your hometown of Alpena. Think about when you have family and friends come to visit, where do you take them to show […]

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The Powder of 5: Snowshoeing the Sanctuary of the Great Lakes

By |2024-03-14T15:46:18+00:00January 27, 2016|Activities, Inspiring Alpena, Local News, Outdoor Activities|

If you reside in the Alpena area, you may or may not know that we are blessed with not one, not two, but FIVE different beautifully groomed trails; each not far from your backyard! In the summer months, we hike, we bike, and we walk these trails with smiles and ease. You can do the […]

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The Alpena Holiday Survival Guide

By |2024-03-18T15:10:34+00:00December 15, 2015|Activities, Festivals & Events, Inspiring Alpena, Local News, Outdoor Activities|

It’s a fact, we become the most stressed during the holiday season. During the times of giving, sharing, and spending time with the family, the stress can become suffocating to the point where all your usual “holly” and “jolly” becomes replaced with “worry” and “distress”! Do not succumb to the holiday stress this year and […]

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6 Ways to Be a Tourist in Your Hometown of Alpena, Michigan

By |2024-03-18T14:51:50+00:00November 3, 2015|Activities, Festivals & Events, Food & Drink, Inspiring Alpena, Local News, Outdoor Activities|

Say ‘goodbye’ to checked baggage fees and high gas prices and say ‘hello’ to your own backyard! “Staycation” is the new vacation and here are 6 tips to having the best tourist experience in your hometown of Alpena. Think about when you have family and friends come to visit, where do you take them to show […]

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16 Spots Worth A Solo Adventure in Northeast Michigan

By |2024-03-14T15:14:05+00:00April 16, 2020|Activities, Local News|

Discover new territory; from rolling fields of farmland to sunrises and dark skies, tall virgin pines, crashing Lake Huron waves and historic relics from our lumbering days, the Sanctuary of the Great Lakes region offers plenty of low-key, relaxed adventures. It is important during this time of physical distancing that we remain active to give […]

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27 Spots Worth Pulling Over For in Our Sanctuary of the Great Lakes

By |2024-03-18T15:17:31+00:00August 17, 2018|Activities, Family & Kids Activities, Inspiring Alpena, Local News, Outdoor Activities|

Discover new territory; from rolling fields of farmland to sunrises and dark skies, tall virgin pines, crashing Lake Huron waves and historic relics from our lumbering days, the Sanctuary of the Great Lakes region offers plenty of low-key, relaxed adventures. After you’ve visited the well-known areas check out some of these hidden gems around the […]

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