The Empire Area Emergency Fund will hold the next of its monthly concerts on Sunday, Jan. 26 from 4-6 p.m. at Art’s Tavern in Glen Arbor. The Awesome Uncle “Z” Band will perform a free live concert. Organizers will pass the bucket to collect free will donations to support the efforts of the Emergency Fund.
Heritage Trail grows; Kettles, Bay-to-Bay, mountain biking trails on tap? By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Over the next couple years, the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore could vastly expand its network, and range, of trails. By July, the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail will expand south, from the Dune Climb to Empire, allowing bicyclists, rollerbladers, wheelchair-bound […]
Gerry Shiffman reports that the next Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert will be held on Sunday, December 22, from 4-6 p.m. at the Empire Township Hall. The feature performers for this event will be Empire’s own “Cabin Fever String Band”.
Head over to the Empire Township Hall on Thursday, Dec. 26 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for a conversation with Susanne Simpson, senior series producer of Masterpiece, which presents Downton Abbey, Sherlock, Mr. Selfridge and other programs on PBS.
This weekend kicks off the start of the holiday season in Glen Arbor and Empire. The Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce invites you to shop small and shop local at the special events lined up after Thanksgiving.
From staff reports A special holiday tradition continues on Nov. 16, as the Friends of the Glen Lake Library kick off their 15th annual call for children’s books. The Friends of the Library, in cooperation with Glen Lake School’s “Parenting Communities” program, will once again collect donations of new children’s books for children whose families […]
Despite the stormy weather in Leelanau County today, Empire Area Community Center board chair Gerry Shiffman reports that Halloween trick-or-treating is still on for tonight. “So if your good with it, bring out the goblins,” he says.
What effect did closing of Park have on local economy? By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor Connie Bohlinger of Macomb County, Mich., and Linda Jones of Fort Myers, Fla., laughed as they descended the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb Thursday afternoon, kicking one foot in front of the other to avoid tumbling forward into its sugary sands. […]
The Empire Area Museum Complex celebrates Heritage Day at the museum on Saturday Oct. 12 from 1-4 p.m. Special features this year include a fantastic collection of hand made Faberge type eggs made in Empire in the 1970s by Helen Witt. A must see.
The next Empire Area Community Emergency Fund Concert will be held on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 4-6 p.m. at the Empire Town Hall and will feature the dynamic sound of Jazz North with special guest vocalist Robin Lee Berry.