Glen Arbor Sun

Empire Asparagus Fest turns nine

Don’t miss this weekend’s ninth annual Empire Asparagus Festival, which celebrates the arrival of spring and precedes the official opening of Northern Michigan’s tourism season a week later.

This intimate celebration in the eclectic village has been dubbed one of the world’s weirdest festivals by MSN.com, and it brings out the local yokels after months of near hibernation. Check out a schedule of events, and more, here.

And have you seen our narrated video of a bike ride along the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, our area’s big story of 2012? Watch it below.

The first phase of the long awaited Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail — between the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb and downtown Glen Arbor — is nearly complete. Pavement stretches nearly half the way from the Dune Climb to Glen Haven, but the remainder of the trail is already formed and tamped down. The trail’s grand opening is scheduled for June 20. In the meantime, check out this narrated video of a bike ride Saturday along the trail.

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