Alpena
a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
Historical Examples
The Alpena floats out into her last night—into the valley of the shadow of death.
The Golden Censer John McGovern
They come from Alpena and go way up to the Soo, and then go back again.
Brother Billy Frances Maragret Fox
The Alpena man was fished from under the roan’s hoofs just in time to save his life.
Horses Nine Sewell Ford
Two of the boys now went down to Alpena to get the mail and send letters home.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock
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