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    Dennis Knechtel with probably his mother, Margaret Linke Knechtel, and his sister.

    Middle-aged Couple on Porch

    Stone fence.

    Believed to be a funeral flower wreath with musical notes and the letter "B" done by Linke Florist.

    Arthur Linke in buggy.

    Daniel, Sarah, and Mary Carter were Alpena's pioneer family arriving in 1856. Daniel helped organize the county and served as the first postmaster. Sarah was familiar with medicines and the treatment

    This view shows St. Mary's Church (upper left), City Hall (right of center), Thunder Bay, and W.L. & H.D. Churchill Lumber Dock (upper right). The photo was most likely taken from the U.S. Weather Bu

    - Printed version housed at the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan. Part of the Arthur Linke Collection.

    By 1890, the lumber industry was in decline. New industries cropped up based on wood as a resource. They used hardwoods and pulpwoods previously ignored. Moench Tannery was one of these new industrie

    This view looks North up Dock Street (now Second Avenue). St. Mary's Catholic Church is at center. The photographer is on the north side of the bridge (note the iron raling to the right), c1875.

    Young couple in an automobile. Possibly a 1913 Overlands Model 69

    Captain Phelps Collins was Alpena's World War I "Ace" and was among 203 American pilots who served in the Lafayette Escadrille in France. A fighter pilot who downed five or more enemy aircraft was de

    Postcards and photographs from Alpena and Presque Isle Counties from late 1800's to mid 1900's

    A Little History about the 40 Mile Point Lighthouse Building the lighthouse took from July of 1896, as soon as the building materials arrived to November 12, 1896. Housing for the crew was built firs

    In April of 1940 Alpena High School Burned. Classes were held in Memorial Hall, American Legion, Civic League and the Boys Club. The citizens really pulled together to get the children back in school

    A little history The Union School was completed in 1868 on the block of Second and Dunbar Street. However, the town continued to grow. The board determined the school was not large enough. So in 1889

    The Alpena County Courthouse (located at 720 Chisholm Avenue, Alpena, MI., between Eighth and Ninth Streets) was burned down twice. The first time was on December 12, 1870 and the second time was on

    Believed to be a funeral procession in downtown Alpena along Second Avenue heading south toward Chisholm Street. Photographer is looking north. The Second Avenue Bridge can be seen at the far end.

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

    Second Avenue, then Dock St., on the north side of the bridge. McRae Block (1892) is on the right where the Post Office is now located. The Cohen Store is on the left where Alpena Furniture stands to