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Grocers Daughter Chocolate
Restaurant GuidesGrocers Daughter is a cozy and delicious, family-owned, artisan chocolate shop in Empire. Grocer’s Daughter sources most of its craft chocolate from Ecuador and oversees the entire value chain of chocolate from cacao farmer to consumer.
Shipwreck Cafe
Restaurant GuidesSteve and Jennifer Nowicki opened Shipwreck Cafe in June of 2017. They wanted to bring a new, alternative dining choice to Empire, the Gateway to the Sleeping Bear Dunes. Together with their daughters, Hannah (18) and Rebecca (15), they are proud of the reputation they are building of delicious food, in a friendly family atmosphere.
Tiffany’s Cafe
Restaurant GuidesLocated on Front Street in downtown Empire, Tiffany’s Café serves premium Michigan-made Ashby’s ice cream, freshly made waffle cones, Sanders hot fudge cream puff sundaes and the ever-popular homemade stroopwafels. The perfect snacks to complement summer days and beach fun.
Empire Village Inn
Restaurant GuidesGreat spot for pizza, beer, dinner, games (and sometimes live music) just steps from downtown Empire, Lake Michigan and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. 14 craft beers on tap. Delicious pizza to go. Dinner features.
Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates wood
Upcoming EventCelebrate wood—the material, the place, the state of mind—at the opening reception for “Wood, Woods, Wooden,” the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s (GAAC) second exhibition of 2019, on Friday, March 8, from 6-8 p.m. in the GAAC gallery, located at 6031 S. Lake St. in Glen Arbor.
M22 Challenge registration opens March 1
Sports/AdventureRegistration for the 11th annual M22 Challenge will open on March 1 at 8 a.m. The Challenge, which takes place June 8, capitalizes on the majestic landscape and waterscape of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts kid creativity
NewsMake 2019 the year of kid creativity. The Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) offers two programs for kids in pre-school up to eighth grade at the GAAC, which is located at 6031 S. Lake St., in Glen Arbor.
Supreme Court reaffirms Great Lakes public beach access
NewsThe public has the right to walk the Great Lakes shoreline, even along privately owned beaches. The United States Supreme Court reaffirmed that right on Tuesday. The court declined to hear an Indiana case filed by riparian land owners who live along the south shore of Lake Michigan.
Local cops face-off against firemen this Saturday for Maple City’s DePuy family
Upcoming EventMandy DePuy and her two Glen Lake daughters will benefit from this year’s Guns-N-Hoses event on Saturday, Feb. 23, at Centre Ice in Traverse City. The annual Guns-N-Hoses game originated with Traverse City’s Sara Posey, a former Munson EMT, and her firefighter husband, Tony.
Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts Bound to Journal: A Bookbinding Workshop
NewsWriter and visual artist Jen Sperry Steinorth leads a day-long bookbinding workshop on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 9 am-4 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.