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Alpena is known for its limestone quarry, one of the largest in the world. Commercial fishing is still a large activity. Visitors can view the lighthouse anytime and are welcome to do so from a boat or the Alpena Municipal Breakwall located adjacent to Bay View Park on Prentiss Street which runs off of South Harbor Drive.
The town at the head of Thunder Bay that would eventually become known as Alpena was first laid out in 1840, and named “Animickee,” Chippewa for “Thunder” in honor of the Chippewa Chief with whom Henry R Schoolcraft signed the 1826 treaty through which the government obtained the land and its forest and mineral bounty.
The Alpena Light, also known as the Thunder Bay River Lighthouse or Alpena Breakwater Light, is a lighthouse on Lake Huron near Alpena, Michigan. Standing on the north breakwater of Alpena Harbor, the light marks the entrance to the Thunder Bay River from Thunder Bay.
3H6G+4Q, Alpena, MI 49707 (989) 340-2288. Add to Plan. While the Alpena Light may not be a typical lighthouse, it does meet the criteria to be called one. Located at the mouth of the Thunder Bay River, the 80-foot skeletal tower is best viewed from the transient docks at the City of Alpena's Marina.
Tours. Visitors to the lighthouses are welcome anytime, however the towers are currently closed for the 2015 season. Special private group tours can be arranged at this time on a limited basis by contacting Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy.
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There has been a lighthouse on this site since 1875 which marks the entrance to the Thunder Bay River from Lake Huron. Directions: From Alpena, Take US-23 south. Right where US-23 makes a right hand turn and heads south, continue straight onto East Chisholm Street.
