NOAA Alpena

Force Blue is the only group in the world that retrains and redeploys veterans after returning home from duty to help restore marine resources. Their stop at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena is their third stop on their tour of duty to all 15 national marine sanctuaries.

It's cruise ship season, which mean means ships have begun docking off the coast of several Michigan communities and unloading passengers. Northeast Michigan has seen a rise in tourism and in economic development thanks to one of these cruise lines, Viking Cruises.

The Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris cruises offer guests an opportunity to witness scientists at work while also visiting locations such as the Great Lakes, Canada, Nuuk and Antarctica.

The Pride of Michigan United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps training vessel has made its way to Alpena and is now departing for a research project in Lake St. Claire.

Community groups in Alpena are coming together to host a free dinner to build connections. They’re calling it ‘The Longest Table’. Community members will…