Empire holds 8th annual Asparagus Festival

From staff reports

On May 20 and 21, join the Village of Empire for its eighth annual Asparagus Festival in downtown Empire. Help celebrate the arrival of this welcome spring bounty by penning a tribute and submitting it in the 2011 Empire Asparagus Festival Poetry Contest.

Entries will be judged in two age groups – youth (ages 18 or younger) and adult – with prizes awarded in each group. Submit your verse by Saturday, May 14 to:

Glen Lake Community Library
PO Box 325, Empire, MI 49630

Or email it to info (AT) glenlakelibrary (DOT) net with the subject line Asparagus Poetry.