ALPENA - The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) is accepting grant applications for the summer 2026 grant cycles of its Northeast Michigan Women’s Giving Circle (WGC) Grant and Community Impact Grant. All nonprofit agencies with a 501(c)(3) IRS designation, schools, churches ...

ALPENA - The Association of Lifelong Learners will be hosting the fifth in its series of musical performances at Granum Theatre on the Alpena Community College campus, to be held on Thursday, June 11, at 1:00 pm, featuring flutists MaryAnn Hubbard and Cheryl Bates, Soprano Nora Stone, and ...

ALPENA - Join Art in the Loft for a fun afternoon of festive acrylic florals on Saturday as people can create fun and funky flower pots during Alpena's Downtown Flower Festival. In this class, is from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., artist and educator Mariah Brancheau of the Lovely Little Lettering ...

ALPENA - This summer, the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF) and West Virginia University (WVU) are launching a collaborative study to measure the impact of recreation and tourism in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS) communities. Researchers will be active throughout ...

ALPENA — Registration for the 2026 Northern Michigan Law Enforcement Career Academy is now open. The Michigan State Police and Alpena Community College are hosting a free five‑day academy from July 19–24 that gives area youth a hands-on introduction to law enforcement. The academy will ...

ALPENA - Education has always been central to what makes America what it can be, and with another school year coming to an end, how appropriate to reflect for a moment on various education-oriented installations along the Alpena Bi-Path. It is also fitting because local schoolchildren helped ...