Once done by horses, the steam loaders made loading logs onto railroad cars much easier. The horse-drawn piece of equipment shown on the right is a "big wheel." The big axle allowed it to be driven over a pile of logs. Chains were used to suspend the logs from the ...
Once done by horses, the steam loaders made loading logs onto railroad ...
Logs were easier to transport during the winter on ice roads. A sprinkler wagon sprinkled water on the road to freeze into an ice path for the horse teams to pull a log sled.
Logs were easier to transport during the winter on ice roads. A ...
On December 25, 1892, the Baptists dedicated their new brick church at the southeast corner of Third and Lockwood Street. The church cost the Baptist Society $23,000. Here it is being razed in January and February 1962.
On December 25, 1892, the Baptists dedicated their new brick church at ...
On December 25, 1892, the Baptists dedicated their new brick church at the southeast corner of Third and Lockwood Street. The church cost the Baptist Society $23,000. It was razed in 1962.
On December 25, 1892, the Baptists dedicated their new brick church at ...
Country store in Alpena County with Texaco gas, Royal Crown Cola, and an IGA. Typical of country stores that dotted Alpena County, this store offered a little bit of everything.
Country store in Alpena County with Texaco gas, Royal Crown Cola, and ...
Antiques owned by Arthur Linke, including clocks, glassware, tools, record players, lamps, and an instrument player from the North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works. Arthur (Art) Linke, 1890-1963, was long identified with Linke's Flower Ship & Greenhouses. He was a great collector of Alpena memorabilia and much of his massive collection ...
Antiques owned by Arthur Linke, including clocks, glassware, tools, record players, lamps, ...
Fay McGee was a laborer and worked at the Huron Portland Cement Company. In the 1930 Alpena City Directory, he is listed as boarding at 203 W. Washington Avenue, which was the Iroquois Hotel.
Fay McGee was a laborer and worked at the Huron Portland Cement ...
Most of the following was taken directly from an article published in the July 2008 issue of Michigan History Magazine titled “A Historic Cannon Comes to Alpena” written by Raymond Herek. The battleship MAINE became famous when an explosion destroyed her in the harbor at Havana, Cuba, on February 15, ...
Most of the following was taken directly from an article published in ...
The St. Anne's Catholic Church burned on August 4, 1907. It took 13 years to rebuild to the same specifications is the French Romanesque style. Hillarie Gagnon supervised the construction. The steeples were new to the new building. The brick school was also added.
The St. Anne's Catholic Church burned on August 4, 1907. It took ...