The Alpena Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is looking for artists who are interested in painting vibrant murals in Downtown Alpena, Michigan this summer as part of the Fresh Waves project. Interested artists have until Sunday, April 20, 2025 at midnight to submit their application to be considered to participate in the project this summer. Continue reading Looking for mural artists to paint in Downtown Alpena
If you’re looking for something fun to do this wintry Saturday, then look no further than the Thunder Bay Arts Alpena Ice Festival! The festival begins at Mich-e-kewis Park at 9am with plenty of ice & snow activities, unique ice sculptures, food trucks and a huge bonfire put on by the Alpena Fire Department. It ends downtown at 3pm with the all-new Polar Plunge, firepits and even more ice sculptures and winter activities! Continue reading Alpena Ice Festival this Saturday
Throughout the years you always know it’s the holiday season in Downtown Alpena when you see the lit garland wrapped around the lampposts, decorated storefronts, and the giant Christmas tree in Culligan Plaza. Before the tree was put in Culligan Plaza in the 80s the city decorated the pine tree in front of City Hall. Some of the earliest photos we have of the downtown Christmas tree date back to 1966! Continue reading Downtown Alpena’s Christmas Past: A Photographic Journey
A rather large, important, and often overlooked part of Downtown Alpena is The Alpena News. This newspaper covers as many sports, news, and features from across Northeast Michigan as they can get to in each day. It includes everything from … Continue reading Downtown Alpena Through the Decades – The Alpena News
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! … Continue reading 2017 in Downtown Alpena: in photos
Share your photos of downtown by using #downtownalpena or tagging @downtownalpena in your photos. Blog Downtown Alpena is written by Anne Gentry, Executive Director of the … Continue reading Spring in photos
Something always changes in the air come August 1st: a chill in the air, a whisper of fall. As July closes in, here’s a round-up of all the … Continue reading Summer mid-point: July in photos
Don’t forget to tag your photos on Facebook and Instagram with #downtownalpena for the chance to have your photos featured. Blog Downtown Alpena … Continue reading Weekend in pictures: June 10-12, 2016
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