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Brookie's Bakery Returns to the Water Street Commons
ALPENA, MICH (WBKB) - Brookie's Bakery, a dessert bar, will return to the Water Street Commons this Saturday, November 14th, starting at 10 AM. The Water Street Commons features multiple different small pop-up shops, located downtown, to give Alpena residents a rotating taste of new and upcoming businesses. Saturday, Brookie's Bakery joins the shops with their full lineup of homemade desserts. Expect cake slices including hummingbird with hazelnut frosting, chocolate fudge raspberry, lemon strawberry, vanilla blueberry with raspberry filling, chocolate caramel and peanut butter, raspberry pistachio, and fluffy coconut. Also cheesecake slices in flavors such as strawberry with Swiss meringue, double chocolate and black cherry, lemon blueberry, espresso martini, and cherry. Brookie's Bakery has appeared at the Commons a few times before, the last time being on October 24th. You can view the bakery's website here . The Water Street Commons has available holiday vendor slots for November through December. For more information about booking a space, visit their website here . COPYRIGHT 2026 BY WBKB 11. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
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New Location for Personal Fuel Wood in Alpena
ALPENA, MICH. (WBKB) - Personal use fuel wood pick-up has changed locations. Wood can now be found at the DPW Facility, on 1001 Long Lake Avenue, near the compost area. The city offers this wood from the removal of city trees, to the public, provided individuals complete an application. Homeowners near removal sites are given first right of refusal. Applications can be found at the Alpena City Hall in the Engineering Office, Department of Public Works, as well as on the city’s website at www.alpena.mi.us There is no application fee. Pick-up is a first come, first serve basis, Monday through Friday, during normal operating hours of 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Railroad ties are also currently available at no charge, while supplies last. COPYRIGHT 2026 BY WBKB 11. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
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Downtown Alpena Giving Trees Introduced this Weekend
ALPENA, MICH (WBKB) - Downtown Alpena Giving Trees, a new way to give back this holiday season. Over fifteen businesses have agreed to participate in the Giving Trees. Businesses will decorate a tree with tags that include wish list items of local nonprofits or schools. Each business has chosen their own nonprofit or school to support. See below for a full list of participating businesses and their chosen nonprofit or school. The Giving Trees will be put up on November 14th, at the Holiday Kick Off Event, and will stay up until December 12th. Those who wish to join in on the Giving Trees will take a tag from a tree, collect the tag's item, and then return the item to the business from which the tag was taken before December 12th. “There is no place like Downtown Alpena for the holidays, and we are grateful for downtown businesses who are helping out local nonprofits and schools with this new promotion. We hope you come help us support these local causes by grabbing a tag from the Giving Trees—and also shop local this holiday season!” said Savannah Peterson, Administrative Assistant for the Alpena Downtown Development Authority. Downtown Alpena Giving Trees
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Farmer's Creamery to Re-Open Retail Store, Not Processing Facility
OSCODA, MICH (WBKB) - The Farmer's Creamery of Michigan, after suffering a fire early last month, will rebuild their retail shop, but not their dairy processing and bottling facility. The Creamery, located in Mio, is Amish-owned, including five family farms in the area. Their product line features fresh milks, cheeses, smoothies, and ice creams. On October 3rd, a fire broke out in the bottling facility, spreading to the rest of the shop. The building was considered a total loss after the fire was extinguished. No employees or personnel were harmed in the fire. Kyle Yoder, a local businessman who has been acting as a media liaison for the Creamery owners, told WBKB the owners have plans to rebuild their retail shop, but will forgo construction on the bottling facility. Yoder also says additional details on the official rebuild plan and timeline will be announced at a later date. COPYRIGHT 2026 BY WBKB 11. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
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Salvation Army Offers Christmas Assistance Sign-Ups on Friday
ALPENA, MICH (WBKB) - The Salvation Army of Alpena offers Christmas Assistance to those in the area who need help. Sign-ups for Christmas Assistance will take place Friday, November 13th, from 10 AM to 3 PM, at the Salvation Army Community Center. It is asked that applicants bring picture I.D. that shows their Alpena County address, a form of I.D. for others in their household, and proof of income. Those approved for Christmas Assistance will receive a food basket with enough for a holiday meal, and gifts for all children in the household, newborn to age 17 years. COPYRIGHT 2026 BY WBKB 11. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
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Farmers Creamery says it will not rebuild bottling facility after fire and explosion
OSCODA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Farmers Creamery in Mio announced it will not be rebuilding its bottling facility following a fire and explosion last month. Serendipity Farms in Wolverine, which was one of the distributors with Farmers Creamery, received notice this week about the decision. Previous coverage: Farmers' Creamery building...
Cheboygan Daily Tribune
Who were the biggest winners in Cheboygan-area fall sports season?
CHEBOYGAN — Fall sports season in the Cheboygan area is in the books. And, yes, it was a memorable one. From championships being won to teams qualifying for states to magnificent individual performances, we witnessed a lot of good and great moments from August to November. HAZEL BOWMAN: How Hazel Bowman sparked NMCA volleyball to historic district tile NMCA WINS DISTRICT TITLE: NMCA defeats Harbor Light for first-ever district volleyball title NMCA FALLS IN REGIONAL SEMIS: NMCA battles back, but falls short to Atlanta in MHSAA D4 regionals Here's my biggest area varsity sports winners of the 2026 fall campaign. Burt Lake NMCA volleyball The last Cheboygan-area team standing was a group that made history on the court. The Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian Academy Eagles were the standout volleyball team in the area this fall, having recently captured a first-ever MHSAA Division 4 district title with a victory over Harbor Light. While the Eagles never have huge numbers, the players they have are talented and gritty, starting with the sister hitting duo of Shanna and Lauren Ferraiuolo, who were superb, while senior newcomer Hazel Bowman proved to be the missing piece NMCA needed to get over the top. Combine
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Country Herald
Northern Michigan Weather Alert: Gaylord 30% Snow Today, Nov 13-18
Gaylord, MI – Snowflakes drifting across northern Michigan roads are creating an early taste of winter as lake-effect snow continues around Gaylord. Freezing temperatures could keep untreated pavement slippery before a noticeable warmup arrives next week.
Up North Voice
Planned power outage to affect 3,774 customers in East Tawas area
EAST TAWAS — Thousands of Iosco County residents will be without electricity overnight as crews work to improve the area’s electric transmission system. “Consumers Energy and ITC Michigan are working actively to strengthen the electric grid that serves the community, leading to fewer and shorter power outages,” said Steve Herrygers, Consumers Energy’s senior executive director of high-voltage distribution. “We appreciate our customers’ patience while this work takes place.”