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    The Thunder Bay River at Alpena showing the lumber mills and stacks of lumber along the river banks.

    During the 1930s, the old Second Avenue Swing Bridge became inadequate and occasionally inoperative. On August 20, 1938, the Public Works Administration agreed to finance a new bridge. There was an outright grant of $157,909 to supplement $190,000, which the Municipal Church desired to raise though a bond issue. The ...

    Second Avenue looking northeast towards Thunder Bay River bridge at the approximate location of the pre-Maltz Opera House (State Theatre), c1870.

    Alpena Fire Company No.1 crew posing with shovels in the Winter of 1918. Starting from the left; Charles Aikens, Porter Moulds, George Slusser, Dewey Smith, Fay McGill, Duck Leavesley. Printed version of this photo with fire fighters' names and date from Arthur Linke Collection housed at the Besser Museum for ...

    Located at 103 S 2nd Ave, this candy and soda shop featured a marble soda fountain along a candy counter, both with cabinets behind. The person by the soda fountain is believed to be a person named Jim, potentially James G. Gavagan. - Printed version housed at the Besser Museum ...

    This narrated slide show was a group project for a graduate class offered through Central Michigan University. It reviews and explains some of the resources available to study the history and people of Alpena.

    This ski hill was located 15 miles south of Alpena, Michigan in Spruce. The area was usually referred to as Lookout Inn for a restaurant in the area. The inn still exists, but is now known as Rosa's Lookout Inn. 1. Tow rope in action. 2. Ski-jump in action with ...

    Alpena News Photograph Collection contains images created as a part of local news' endeavors to cover Alpena County news. This photojournalistic resource provides primary source documents on the city of Alpena, Alpena County, its people places, and events from 1960 through the 1990s (bulk 1970-1980). Donated by the Editor of ...