The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Alpena
(lp´n) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 11,354), seat of Alpena co., N Mich., on Thunder Bay, an arm of Lake Huron; inc. 1871. Limestone quarried nearby is used to make cement, Alpenas chief manufacture. Cement and limestone are transported on the Great Lakes by way of Alpenas harbor. The city lies in a year-round resort area and has an annual winter carnival.