Fred Trelfa Collection

    Logs banked on the Thunder Bay River ready to be processed at the Comstock Lumber Mill.

    Logs banked on the Thunder Bay River ready to be processed at the Comstock Lumber Mill.

    Logs banked on the Thunder Bay River ready to be processed at the Comstock Lumber Mill.

    Scene of the Thunder Bay River below Ninth Street Bridge showing the extensive lumber industry along the river. The scow-schooner SEA BIRD was built in Trenton, Michigan in 1881.

    Scene of the Thunder Bay River below Ninth Street Bridge showing the extensive lumber industry along the river.

    Visible in the images are the Centennial Building, Trinity Episcopal Church, Globe Hotel, Union Hotel, and First Congregational Church. Bottom right of the images is the yard of Beck Brewery.

    A view of Third Avenue from River Street looking southwest.

    Looking Southwest along Third Avenue. The three-story building with the cupola is the Union School. Central Hotel was located on Lockwood Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.

    In the first image, Trinity Episcopal Church (Washington Avenue is on the left, Methodist Episcopal Church (Chisholm Street) is center, and First Congregational Church (Second Avenue) is on the right

    Looking towards the Thunder Bay River and Bay from River Street. The large building center is the Maltz Opera House. The hotel behind it(right)is the Churchill House where the City Hall is now locate

    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

    Looking South along Second Avenue from Washington Avenue. The Globe Hotel is to the left. Union School is center rear, and Union Hotel is on the corner on the left. A Bay City photographer's tent sit

    Looking North in 1891, along Second Avenue from Washington Avenue of downtown Alpena. The Masonic Block is on the left. This is just prior to the F.C. Holmes building (Alpena Printing Studio; current

    Looking South along Second Avenue from Washington Avenue. The Union Hotel sits on the right, and the Beebe Block is on the left.

    A snow entrenched Chisholm Street from Second Avenue taken in 1893. The Methodist Episcopal Church is on the left with the St. Bernard's Church steeple in view further down the street.