Sleeping Bear Dunes Voted 'Most Beautiful Place in America'

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, tucked in the northwest corner of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, is Good Morning America's No. 1 Most Beautiful Place in America. (Sabrina Parise/ABC News)

Depot Museum looking for loan of military memorabilia

At a recent meeting of the Helena Township Historical Society, members decided the exhibit at Alden’s Depot Museum for 2012, will be on the U.S. Military, with a special focus on local members of the armed forces. The society is asking residents who either personally served, or had ancestors that served, to consider loaning any military memorabilia or artifacts, to the museum’s exhibit. Anyone willing to participate may contact Paul Delange at 231-377-7333

Free Model Train Show Starts August13th.

  All Aboard – Alden

 The Alden Depot Museum will host its annual
“Model Train Show   and Swap Meet” from 10am to 4pm, August 13^th and 14^th. This FREE show will continue each weekend there after from1pm – 4pm, Saturday and   Sundays, through Labor Day.

Featured are displays and running model trains from N- gauge to large Lionel Standard Gauge. It is a great opportunity to spend some time reliving the past and enjoy watching the children or grandchildren’s eyes light up as they see and hear the wonderful world of model trains. 

  

Anyone interested in selling, running or displaying their trains, is invited to call for more information.

Contact Paul DeLange at 231-377-7333 or E-mail at   ddelange@juno.com