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Help Needed to Beautify Downtown this Summer

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Downtown Alpena is getting ready for another busy summer season and is looking for help to get the downtown ready for visitors and locals to enjoy. The Alpena Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is working with the Friends of Alpena Gardens, the City of Alpena, and local community members to beautify the downtown by adding more flowers and cleaning up the district after the winter months. Continue reading Help Needed to Beautify Downtown this Summer

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Looking for mural artists to paint in Downtown Alpena

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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

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Alpena Ice Festival this Saturday

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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

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Alpena Plans First Ever Downtown New Years Eve Celebration

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In just a few weeks, Alpena will be hosting its first-ever New Year’s Eve event in Downtown Alpena. The event will feature a lit sphere being raised at midnight as a special “sunrise,” drink and food specials at downtown bars and restaurants, DJ’s from 9 pm- 1 am, and firepits to warm up by in the alleyway. Continue reading Alpena Plans First Ever Downtown New Years Eve Celebration

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Downtown Alpena’s Christmas Past: A Photographic Journey

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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

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Downtown Alpena hosts first-ever Dia de los Muertos celebration on Saturday, November 2nd

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Alpena, MI – On Saturday, November 2nd, Downtown Alpena will host its first-ever Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. Mango’s Tequila Bar, Thunder Bay Arts, and the Alpena Downtown Development Authority (DDA) are partnering to host a … Continue reading Downtown Alpena hosts first-ever Dia de los Muertos celebration on Saturday, November 2nd