scuba diver in the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center museum

Alpena

Alpena is where history and heritage collide with relaxed outdoor adventure, your base camp for adventuring through Northeast Michigan. A modern city at nature's doorstep where we've turned down the volume and slowed the pace a bit so you can relax, rejuvenate and discover your family and what matters most in life, all over again, in your Sanctuary of the Great Lakes.

 

 

Attractions

presque isle lighthouse on a sunny and cloudy day

Maritime Heritage

outside the maritime center on a sunny day

Adventures

rockport state recreation area in the autumn, colored trees and water is turquois

Dark Sky Parks

people looking at the dark sky with aurora lights of reds, greens and dark, many stars in the sky

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Centrally located to 3 Dark Sky Preserve Parks, 7 lighthouses, more than 12 sinkholes, 300,000 acres of open water, 400+ million-year-old fossils, and more than 100 miles of groomed trails; the Sanctuary of the Great Lakes is your relaxed adventure oasis.You deserve to reconnect with what matters most in life; time spent with people you care about. Load up your kayak, telescope, fishing gear, snorkel mask, bird book, bikes, and hiking boots and point yourself toward Alpena.

For more information:
Alpena Convention & Visitors Bureau
Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce
Alpena Social District
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