Definitions for "Alpena"
a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
The Alpena is a sidewheel steamer that sunk in Lake Michigan in the "Big Blow", an October 15, 1880 storm that sank numerous ships. Built in 1866, by the Thomas Arnold of Gallagher & Company of Marine City, Michigan, the Alpena was 197 feet in length, 27 feet in breadth, with a depth of 12 feet. It was rated at 654 tons displacement.
Keywords:  huber, patentee, emile, gearbox, flyer
The Alpena was an American automobile manufactured between 1910 and 1914. The Alpena Flyer was designed for speed using unit engine/gearbox construction with three-point suspension. The patentee of this design, Emile Huber, brought suit against the company for using it without permission, and the car manufacturer was fined $400,000 for the offense.