The DDA Office will be closed through January 17th, 2020, as DDA Staff will be working remotely. If you need assistance, please call (989) 356-6422 or shoot us an email at downtownalpenami@gmail.com, and we will follow up with you as soon as we can!

Our Story

Historic Downtown Alpena is the food, arts, and regional hub of Northeast Michigan, located on the shores of the Thunder Bay River and a few minutes walk from Lake Huron and the Alpena Marina & Boat Harbor. As a major port 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.
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Now Downtown Alpena is home to a diverse and vibrant set of nearly 200 businesses, including art galleries, a year-round professional live theater, a winery, the only Marine Sanctuary located on the Great Lakes, and a variety of offices, restaurants, pubs, and shops.

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Planning a visit downtown? Learn more about:
- where to shop
- where to eat
​- upcoming events downtown

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Become a part of the downtown community. Browse available properties and learn more about locating your office, store, or restaurant downtown.

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Learn more about downtown's businesses, history, and happenings by visiting our blog, Blog Downtown Alpena!

Announcements

The Alpena Downtown Development Authority (DDA) 2020 Annual Report is complete! Learn more about what projects, programs, and events the DDA accomplished over the past year. You can view the report by clicking the button below.

2020 Alpena DDA Annual Report

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Social Media Boosted Post Matching
​ Request Forms are now OPEN!

Click the button below to learn about this new program the Alpena Downtown Development Authority is offering to downtown business owners to help with digital marketing on Facebook and Instagram.

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Submit a Testimonial!

Do you make Downtown Alpena your home? Do you love working downtown? Did you visit downtown and have a great time? Let us know what you love about downtown on the Google Form linked below and we might share it right here on our website!
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Press Releases

LOCAL ARTWORK FEATURED ON NEW WINTER BANNERS IN DOWNTOWN ALPENA - This holiday season, tall lampposts throughout Downtown Alpena have a new set of banners that feature winter-inspired artwork created by local artists.



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DDA & DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS HOST VIRTUAL SHOPPING NIGHT FOR THE HOLIDAYS - The Alpena Downtown Development Authority is working with eight downtown merchants to host another Virtual Shopping Night Wednesday, November 18th beginning at 4:30 pm.

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​DOWNTOWN DOLLARS PROMOTION COMES TO A CLOSE; OVER $20,000 TO GO BACK INTO DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES - The Fall Downtown Dollars promotion launched by the Alpena Downtown Development Authority (DDA) came to a close today, as $5,000 in bonus dollars have been issued as part of the promotion that added free bonus dollars to purchases of the downtown gift certificates. ​

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