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  1. Mar 11, 2014 · It’s the railroad that served Alpena from when its predecessor came into town in 1886 until Lake State Railway bought the line in 1992. The tracks are still in place and the freight still runs ...

  2. Apr 16, 2022 · Courtesy Photo This photo provided by the Alpena County Library Special Collections Department shows the Globe Hotel on fire in 1978. ALPENA — During the late 1800s and well into the mid-20th ...

  3. On March 14, 1989, the Alpena County Board of Commissioners approved a recommendation to change the name of Phelps Collins Field to Alpena County Regional Airport. By mid 1990 the County of Alpena began to make improvements to the airport’s passenger terminal with the help of the Michigan Bureau of Aeronautics grant programs.

  4. Feb 15, 2014 · Feb 15, 2014. Retired teacher Ron Cady of Alpena currently is sharing his passion for trains with the public via a new exhibit at the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan. This new Historical ...

  5. Jun 27, 2019 · The Otsego County Historical Museum is located at 320 W. Main Street in downtown Gaylord and is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday through the summer. Another reminder of local ...

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  6. Alpena was settled around 1835 and originally called Freemont but was changed by the post office to Alpena. [MPN] The first railroad communications from the south came in 1886 with the arrival of the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena. The Alpena & Northern railroad was constructed northwest into the forests around 1893 after the area became a logging ...

  7. The Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad was incorporated in 1905 and operated over 83 miles of trackage, becoming the Boyne City Railroad in 1935 before going out of business.) Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum seems to have the most information on the railroad: