Attractions in the Area

For hockey fans, nothing beats the excitement of watching a live game. When visiting Alpena, be sure to include an Alpena Ice Diggers hockey game. The Alpena Ice Diggers are an NAHL Junior A Hockey Team based at Northern Lights Ice Arena. Call or check web site for schedule.

Featuring Golf Driving Range, Mini Golf, Go-Kart Track, Batting Cages, Video Games and More. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day, 7 days a week. ARZO...Making All Your Sports and Fun More Enjoyable! Coming in summer, 2009-a Ferris Wheel! Visit our web site or e-mail for more information.

Scarecrow Village proudly presents Autumnville, the family fun destination for all ages! Pack a picnic lunch ( don't forget the beverages)to enjoy on the grounds, grab the family and head to Scarecrow Village's Autumnville! With so much to see and do, your family will want to plan on at least 1-2 hours to discover it all. Don't forget your camera! We recommend that you dress appropriately for the weather as well as for outdoor adventure ( old shoes and play clothes). There are so many activities, we can't begin to list them all here! Please visit our web site for all the details, and get ready for a great family adventure! Open August thru October. Admission charged. Brochures available.

Features life-size reproductions of over 25 prehistoric birds and animals, and an 80' long 60,000 pound Brontosaurus, an 18-hole mini-golf course, and a snack bar. Set on a 40-acre tract of land split by Devil's River. Special rates available for school groups in the spring. Open Memorial Day to Labor Day, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., 7 days a week. Open 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Weekends in September after Labor Day.

Award winning event features Elk, massive draft horses, and a superb gourmet dinner prepared before you on antique wood cook stoves at the “Elk Antler Log Cabin”! Available Summer, Fall & Winter. Call for FREE DVD!

Voted # 1 Peoples choice, Challenging 18 holes of adventure mini-golf with waterfall, most exciting go-kart track in the area with Formula K go-karts. Modern and safe equipment. Wet and Wild bumper boats and a water cannon, game room, pavilion available for groups and parties, and an Air Bounce for the little ones. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day 7 days a week. May and September weekends only. The M-4 offers passengers the thrill and excitement of 360 degrees of hair raising motions,with two axles of movement,in a two person capsule with you choice of 6 different rides.Come and check out this great ride and see for yourself. Also available to book at your next event. Call for details (989)354-4414.

Outdoor adventure at it’s best! Unlike laser tag, participants divide into teams and conduct military-style “missions”…it’s like playing a real live video game! Mission Director briefs each mission’s objectives, conditions of victory and basic strategy hints. Game lasts approximately 3 hours and includes five to eight missions. Chose from several distinct settings or private booking in setting of your choice. Great activity for a group of friends, organizational activity, family reunion, birthday party, or company team building. Are you ready for the challenge? Visit our web site or call.

The Presque Isle Light Station includes three historic buildings. The light tower, which connects to a keeper’s dwelling, was built in 1870 and is the tallest lighthouse tower accessible by the public on the Great Lakes. An unattached keeper’s residence, constructed in 1905, has been painstakingly restored and now serves as a museum. The buildings are situated on a 99-acre township park featuring a playground, picnic area, pavilion and nature trails. The park is open to the public from mid-May to mid-October. A gift shop is located in the original keeper’s quarters. Visitors, for a nominal fee, may also climb the 130 steps to the top of the tower for a breathtaking view. The buildings and grounds are open mid-May through mid-October, from 9am until 6pm, daily. The 1905 House is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, 11am to 5pm, Tuesday through Saturday; 1pm to 5pm Sunday; closed Mondays. For more information, visit the township web site at www.presqueisletownship.org or call (989) 595-5419.

The Old Presque Isle Lighthouse is one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on the Great Lakes. Built in 1840 by Jeremiah Moors of Detroit, the harbor light operated until 1871 when the keeper transferred to a new, taller, coastal lighthouse a mile to the north. Visitors can climb the hand-hewn stone steps of the thirty feet tall tower for a panoramic view of the Lake Huron shoreline and Presque Isle Harbor. The keeper’s dwelling serves as a hands-on museum. Here, visitors can blow foghorns and examine other interesting artifacts. They can also ring the bell from the Lansing City Hall clock tower and pose for the perfect photo opportunity with head and hands in an old set of stocks. The buildings and park grounds are open to the public daily, from 9am until 6pm, mid-May through mid-October. A nominal fee is charged for tower climbs.

The Presque Isle Discovery Center offers several week-long programs for kids and adults with activities designed to "Make Earth Learning Fun." In summer, 2009, programs will be held on "Discovering Wind, Water and Earth" and "Presque Isle Maritime Discovery Week". For more information, visit our web site!

The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary preserves a national treasure, nearly 200 historic shipwrecks in and around the bay. Lake Huron’s cold, fresh water preserves many of these shipwrecks intact and in water depths ranging from a few inches to 200 feet, making the sanctuary a popular destination for divers, snorkelers and kayakers. You can explore the history and archaeology of these wrecks at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, the Sanctuary's 20,000 square foot river front headquarters. Exhibits on Great Lakes maritime history and shipwrecks include the new "Exploring the Shipwreck Century" exhibit, an 8,000 square ft. permanent exhibit where visitors can experience elements of a traditional maritime museum combined with a hands-on discovery center featuring life-sized recreations of an historic Great Lakes schooner and shipwreck sites, artifact displays, and interactive learning stations on technology and diving. Also featuring a sanctuary store, state of the art education spaces, high-definition theater, and archaeological conservation lab, the admission-free Center is a great destination and the best place to begin exploring Thunder Bay. Please call for current hours of operation. Wreck locations are available on our web site. While visiting Alpena, you may also want to explore the Thunder Bay Sanctuary Research Collection, one of the largest archival collections of Great Lakes maritime history in existence, located at the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library. Please call for hours.