Magical, kid-friendly and located in Alden, you can’t miss the community’s Dinky Doors! Learn all about Northern Michigan’s Dinky creatures and where you can find the doors, thanks to Alden Volunteers.
Photo by Alden Volunteers
The next time you’re in Alden, keep an eye out for four mysterious Dinky Doors that have appeared across the village at the historic depot, lighthouse, playground and Muffin Tin restaurant. Tiny, clever creatures, Dinkies live in towns much like ours, only much smaller and sometimes invisible (wink). The Dinky Doors, created by miniaturist Lauren Delaney George and woodworker Nathan Butcher, are a part of the Alden Art Walk, which debuted in June.
Photo by Alden Volunteers
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The walk showcases existing sculptures and sites throughout the village and an interactive map is available online or via QR codes located at each Art Walk display. On East Street, you’ll see Grandfather Duff Dinky’s door on a tree at the Tennis Court Park playground. Duff spends his evenings sitting on a branch, puffing on his pipe and enjoying a long think. At the lighthouse, Father Dinky tends to the light and his mischievous daughter, Dorothea, likes to play jokes on humans and catch rides on the town’s squirrels. Leave a note for Alden’s magical residents in a small mailbox located at the Muffin Tin, and find a map and more Dinky stories on the Alden Volunteers’ website.
Photo by Alden Volunteers
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