Anchor Day

The annual Empire Anchor Day Parade, held the third weekend in July, commemorates the discovery of an anchor (now on display at the Empire beach) in July, 1977 by locals Doug Manning and Michelle Stryker.
True to the village of Empire, the Anchor Day Parade always goes around town twice.

Photo by Joanne Rettke
View this essay from May, 2006, on what makes Empire unique.