Alpena

[ al-pee-nuh ]
/ ælˈpi nə /

noun

a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.

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Example sentences from the Web for alpena

  • 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

  • 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