ALPENA — Representatives from the Holy Gears robotics team at All Saints Catholic School (ASCS) recently earned an invitation to the FIRST Tech Robotics Canadian Rockies Premier event. Out of 48 teams, the ASCS team was the only of four middle school teams competing against high school ...
HILLMAN — St. Augustine Catholic Church in Hillman is preparing for its fifth annual St. Augustine Community Festival that will be held on Sunday, Aug. 30, according to a press release on Tuesday. St. Augustine Catholic Church in Hillman announced the winner of the Early Bird Raffle Drawing, which was held on Sunday, was Margaret LaCross of Alpena. Her name was drawn at Sunday’s monthly parish breakfast. The ticket was sold by parishioner Julie Grabiel. Both ladies will pocket $500 cash. LaCross’ ticket will be entered back into the Big Cash Raffle Grand Prize Drawing to be held ...
ALPENA – The Alpena Downtown Development Authority (DDA) announced the 2026 Thunder Bay Maritime Festival will take place from Friday, Aug. 21 to Sunday, Aug. 23 along the Thunder Bay River. According to a DDA press release on Tuesday, this year’s lineup features two-hour tall ship ...
HUBBARD LAKE – The public is welcome to attend a pork roast dinner fundraiser sponsored by the Hubbard Lake Sportsman & Improvement Association on Saturday, Aug. 8 at the Hubbard Lake Lions Park, located on Hubbard Lake Road. The fundraiser will begin at 3 p.m. The dinner will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Dinner will consist of pulled pork, red skin potatoes, corn on the cob, coleslaw, applesauce, rolls, and desert. Coffee, iced tea, and juice will be provided. Take out dinners will also be available. A bake sale featuring homemade goods will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. A silent auction with ...
Alpena — The Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting residents and visitors to take part in a new interactive community adventure: the Alpena Sticker Quest, a citywide game designed to highlight and support Alpena’s vibrant local businesses. Participants will explore the ...
HARRISVILLE - Though the buildings are gone, the history of the Sturgeon Point Life Saving Station (SPLSS) remains. The United States Life Saving Service (USLLS) was created in 1871 to rescue mariners shipwrecked or in distressed along the U.S coastlines. Near shore shipping traffic was heavy. Massive storms, shallow waters, rocky reefs and on ship fires were the causes of many seafaring incidents. In 1876 a Station was built on the grounds where the Sturgeon Point Lighthouse is today. SPLSS was one of the first five stations on the Lake Huron shore. In 1880 SPLSS helped in the rescue of ...
