Alpena
Alpena City Hall
Alpena, MI
Located on the Government Square, City Hall remains one of Alpena’s most prominent structures.
Alpena County Courthouse
Alpena, MI
“Alpena has blazed a new trail in construction,” architect William H. Kuni of Detroit declared at the opening of the Alpena County...
First Congregational Church
Alpena, MI
Soon after white settlers came to the area in 1856, J. K. Miller held religious gatherings at the home of Daniel and Sarah Carter.
Monarch Mill
Alpena, MI
In 1916 the Monarch Milling Company, a grist and flour mill, began operations in this building, which was constructed in 1914.
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Posen, MI
Five Norwegian immigrant families established the village of Leer in 1879.
St. Bernard Catholic Church
Alpena, MI
In 1861 Bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868) trod through snow and icy waters from Sault Ste.
The Daniel Carter Family
Alpena, MI
In 1856 Daniel Carter, who came to the Thunder Bay region seeking pine lands, brought his wife, Sarah, and daughter Mary to the town of...
World's Largest Cement Plant
Alpena, MI
Portland cement, so-called because it resembles in color stone from the Isle of Portland, in the British Isles, was first produced in the...