Despite triple-digit temperatures, the Alpena community turned out Saturday to support the Alpena Volunteer Fire Department’s annual tractor pull and enjoy a full day of activities. A tractor powers down the track during the day’s competition.
Anna Moeller of Alpena competes in the adult pedal pull following the youth division.
Harvey Davis, Nelson Terkildsen and Mae Davis pose with their 1910 Dempster 18-horsepower stationary gas engine during the Alpena Community Foundation Car Show.
DeVonne Losing hands out free ice cream, donated by the Alpena Community Foundation, to help attendees beat the heat.
The new garden tractor pull drew 80 entries in its inaugural year.
Eric Siemonsma and fellow Alpena Volunteer Fire Department members kept the grill busy serving the crowd.
Despite temperatures topping 100 degrees, a good-sized crowd gathered throughout the day to support the annual fundraiser.
Triple-digit heat gave way to rain Saturday, but neither was enough to stop hundreds of people from turning out to support the Alpena Volunteer Fire Department's annual tractor pull and enjoy a full day of community activities.
“Every year you know the tractor pull will be either hotter than hell or raining,” event organizer and Alpena firefighter Chris Albrecht said with a laugh. 'This time it was…
