Our Story
Historic Downtown Alpena is located in Northeast Michigan on the shores of the Thunder Bay River and a few minutes walk from Lake Huron. As a majorport of the lumber era, Downtown Alpena is home to a significant amount of historic buildings from the turn of the 19th century that have been preserved & renovated over the years.
Now Downtown Alpena is home to nearly 200 businesses, including six art galleries, a year-round professional live theater, a movie theater, a winery, the only Marine Sanctuary located on the Great Lakes, and a variety of restaurants, pubs, and shops.
Interested in locating your business in Downtown Alpena? Browse current available properties here.
Read more stories about Downtown Alpena on our blog, Blog Downtown Alpena.
Now Downtown Alpena is home to nearly 200 businesses, including six art galleries, a year-round professional live theater, a movie theater, a winery, the only Marine Sanctuary located on the Great Lakes, and a variety of restaurants, pubs, and shops.
Interested in locating your business in Downtown Alpena? Browse current available properties here.
Read more stories about Downtown Alpena on our blog, Blog Downtown Alpena.
Announcements
Applications are Live for Fresh Waves: The Downtown Mural Project!
Alpena Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Annual Report 2019
Interested in learning more about what the DDA worked on in 2019? Click below to learn more about what the DDA accomplished and what each committee worked on over the past year.
Special DDA Board Meeting
The Alpena DDA Board of Directors will be having a special board meeting on Friday, February 14, 2020 at 9:00 am at City Hall, Council Chambers, 208 N. First Ave. View the agenda here.