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    Children sitting outside in summertime. Believed to be Leo and Margaret Linke.

    This downtown fire was located on the west side of Second Avenue between Chisholm and Rivers Streets in the early 1920s next to the Hanover Block (now Center Building). The fire seems to have origina

    Once done by horses, the steam loaders made loading logs onto railroad cars much easier. The horse-drawn piece of equipment shown on the right is a "big wheel." The big axle allowed it to be driven o

    Loading or unloading logs on a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway car.

    Engine House No. 1 of the Central Fire Station. This building replaced the original Engine House No. 1, which burned in 1910. It was located on the corner of Third Avenue and River Street.

    Engine House No. 1 of the Central Fire Station. This building replaced the original Engine House No. 1, which burned in 1910. It was located on the corner of Third Avenue and River Street. This was t

    The Fletcher Office Building was originally a bath house built by the Alpena Magnetic Sulphur Springs Company in 1892. Mineral water was supplied by a 1,276 foot flowing well on the property. It was

    Probably St. Paul Lutheran Church School Students posing outside of new church building, c 1926.

    The St. Anne's Catholic Church burned on August 4, 1907. It took 13 years to rebuild to the same specifications is the French Romanesque style. Hillarie Gagnon supervised the construction. The steepl

    Tragedy struck on Maundy Thursday, March 29, 1923 when the original St. Paul Lutheran Church was completely destroyed by fire.

    Unidentified woman and child in front of rosebushes at the side of a house. Believed to be of Linke Family in Alpena...Margaret Linke is probably the young girl.

    July 4th Parade in downtown Alpena on Second Avenue, looking south towards Chisholm Street intersection.

    In 1923, the Thunder Bay River crested 18 inches over the 1922 record high. The Chisholm Street and Ninth Street bridges collapsed. Homes near Ninth Street and Washington Avenue were surrounded by wa

    Sheriff Ed Hatch with the Lyon Brothers in custody on March 8, 1926 after the shooting of Chief of Police Dougal McKenzie, who was shot in the neck. The Lyon Brothers killed Special Investigator for

    Chief of Police Dougal McKenzie prior to the Lyon Brother incident in March 1926. The Lyon Brothers killed Special Investigator for the American Railway Express Company, Frank McGrath, in Norwalk, Oh

    Margaret was the donor's (Dennis Knechtel) mother. She married Richard Knechtel on January 31, 1942.

    Believed to be Albert Linke at about age 16 around 1928.

    Linke Florist parade float with probably Arthur Linke as driver and daughter Dorothy. The float is in front of the VanNocker Photo Studio at 217 West Chisholm Street, Alpena, Michigan, c 1920.

    On June 2, 1924, Stoney Point Camping Grounds was officially renamed to Mich-e-ke-wis, named after Chief Mich-e-ke-wis meaning "Spirit of the Wind." On July 29, 1926, there was a formal opening of th

    The Alpena Board of Commerce Band in uniform standing in front of City Hall.