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2017 in Downtown Alpena: in photos

Happy New Year!

Now that 2017 is over, we can say with certainty that it was, indeed, from start to finish, a great year. We’ve compiled some of our favorite photos of Downtown Alpena from 2017– we hope you enjoy!

The depot when it was a railway station.
Fletcher Street Depot.
Fletcher Street Depot opens as an events venue.
Forty-Five North Art Gallery opens, spring 2017.
The interior of Forty-Five North Art Gallery.
Glass snowflakes for sale at Forty-Five North Art Gallery.
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Facade work at Alpena Furniture & Flooring.

 

Before,
and after at 107 N. Second Ave.
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Sunrise side. Photo by @life.remade
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Alpena’s March for Science. Photo by Paige Mindock.
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Holiday Inn Express opens downtown. (Summer 2017)
Thunder Bay Theatre’s Break a Leg 5k lunch at Take 5 Deli.
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Photo by Northeast Michigan Basement Tapes.
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Photo by Family Enterprise.
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Battle of the Paddles race down Thunder Bay River.
Photo by @ceo_amelia
Photo by Don La Barre.
Photo by @thefbrz
Fourth of July festivities. Photo by @chelscheerfullycreates

 

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Temporary scrims hung at the Centennial Building for the Art Walk events.
West Side Story at TBT. Photo by Don La Barre.
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Rainbow over downtown. Photo by Aerial Alpena.
Grape stomping at Thunder Bay Winery’s annual Harvest Festival.

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Volunteers from Plastics float, who helped sort waste.
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The cook-off’s winners: Zane Kipfmiller (Best Chili), Red Brick Tap & Barrel (Best Chowder & Most Unique), Shotmakers of Harrisville (Most Spirited), and Chef Reid at As You Wish (Best in Show).
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Photo by Joshua Stephan.
The grand opening of Bella Rose Yoga Studio.
Handmade signs and decor available at My Front Porch Decor.

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Downtown had its first ever trash up, organized by the DDA & Plastics Float 4H.

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north side

Happy 2018!

Blog Downtown Alpena is written by Anne Gentry, Executive Director of the Alpena DDA. Share your photos with us! Tag @blogdowntownalpena in your photos or use the  #downtownalpena. 

 

 

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