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    The sorting gap was where logs were sorted according to owner by reading the mark on the end of each log. The logs were then sent to the relevant mills.

    View of lumbering operations along the Thunder Bay River. The three-story building with the cupola is the earlier Alpena County Court House located between Eight and Ninth Avenues.

    View of lumbering operations along Thunder Bay River and looking across downtown Alpena out into Thunder Bay.

    First Avenue starting just before the Thunder Bay River. The Churchill House would be to the left and residential homes sit to the right, which would later be the Magnetic Springs Spa/Fletcher Buildi

    Ox-Bow banking grounds. The "ox-bow" was named for a twisting stretch of the Thunder Bay River that resembled a yoke used to harness oxen. The banking grounds (on the banks of the river) were where l

    Ox-Bow banking grounds. The "ox-bow" was named for a twisting stretch of the Thunder Bay River that resembled a yoke used to harness oxen. The banking grounds (on the banks of the river) were where l

    "Believed to be a picture of the Harrington & Jenny Mill on River Street between Third & Fourth Streets. Sold to the Comstocks and Re-errected [sic] at the Corner of River & Sixth Street. Apr. 28, 18

    Looking along the residential portion of First Avenue from Chisholm Street.

    "Home of William E. Potter, 306 Washington Ave., 1886. Built 1883, Dismantled 1965."

    Fletcher Home, 3rd north of Hitchcock; Johnson Home, 4th north of Hitchcock; Comstock Home, 5th north of Hitchcock. Johnson home burned down in May of 1931 (Fred Trelfa Binder 1).

    "Home of J.C. Viall, 511 Washington Ave., 1880"

    The D.D. Hanover Harness Shop was located on Chisholm Street in the back portion of the building that fronted with the original Owl Cafe (corner of Second and Chisholm Street). The brick building to

    Captured in 1883 showing Second Street south of the bridge across Thunder Bay River, this image highlights several of the businesses closest to the river. Also notice the easily recognizable roofline

    St. Bernard's Parish had its beginning in 1861 when Bishop Baraga traveled here from Sault Ste. Marie on snowshoes. Father Patrick Murray had the church, that is shown, built in 1866. It was located

    Above taken from "The Town That Wouldn't Die" by Robert Haltiner.

    Above taken from "The Town That Wouldn't Die" by Robert Haltiner.

    in 1880, the three-room Franklin School was built for $1,350; another room was added in 1884 for $1,824. The school was located on Lockwood Street between 9th and 10th Avenues. After closing, the bui

    Dock Street (North Second Avenue) looking north with Methodist Episcopal Church in the background. The Church was purchased in 1883 and became the St. Mary's Catholic Church. The wood structure burne

    The Detroit, Bay City, and Alpena Railway Company Depot located near the corner of Werth and Piper Roads. This was the first train depot in Alpena.

    Above pulled from the introduction written by Fred Trelfa to the "Complete History of Alpena County, Michigan" by William Boulton.