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Hi. Welcome to our walking tour, A Self-Guided Tour of Alpena Michigan's Architectural and Historic Homes. This presentation is presented by Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library. Weʼre so glad youʼll be joining us today! Iʼm Nancy and Iʼll be your guide. A few notes before we get started.
The historic port city of Alpena is nestled between a vast emerald forest and a clear blue bay. Founded in 1871, Alpena began as an early commercial fishing port and soon grew to be one of the nation’s most profitable lumber harvesting locations.
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Sep 8, 2021 · Construction crews are working hard to complete ongoing construction projects at the Mid-Michigan Medical Center-Alpena, Alpena Community College, and on the Bagley Street Bridge.
Oct 5, 2015 · As we drove through downtown Alpena on US 23, the Centennial Building stood out against its neighbors as a building rich in history and eclectic in design. I fell in love with it at first sight! A Collage of the Centennial Building in Alpena, Michigan, 2015
The square follows the tenets of the City Beautiful movement and embraces three monumental white masonry Beaux-Arts classical institutional buildings ( AL4, AL5). The first of the twentieth-century government buildings on the square was the city hall, which was designed by Clark and Munger of Bay City and built by Richard Collins of Alpena.
Alpena’s story is rich with heritage and a changing cultural landscape that is both interesting and intriguing. This cozy Northeast Michigan community has had a knack for reinvention and the history books are dotted with the lineage of trailblazing pioneers who refused to let the town die.
Now Downtown Alpena is home to a diverse and vibrant set of over 200 businesses, including art galleries, three theaters, a winery, brewery, and cidery, the the first National Marine Sanctuary on the Great Lakes, and a variety of offices, restaurants, bars, non-profits and shops.
