Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Asparagus Festival Poetry Contest

Glen Lake Community Library 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, United States

Help celebrate the Empire Asparagus Festival by creating and sharing your asparagus-themed poetry.  Submit your verse by Thursday, May 18, along with your name and contact information, to: Glen Lake Community Library, PO Box 325, Empire, MI 49630; or by email to [email protected]. Or, simply drop your work off at the library.  Then, come present

Center Gallery: The Flower Show

Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios

Spring arrives in full flower when Center Gallery in Glen Arbor opens its 2017 season with “The Flower Show,” May 26. This three-person exhibit showcases two different approaches to floral paintings by Grand Rapids resident Margo Burian and Lauren Everett Finn of Honor; and the porcelain pottery of Matt McGovern of Cedar. An artist’s reception

Free

Glen Haven

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 9922 Front Street Highway M-72, Empire, MI, United States

Maritime living history 101. Bring the early 1900s to life with the help of park rangers and volunteers at Glen Haven and the Maritime Museum (Located on M-209, 7 miles north of Empire) Saturday May 27, 2017 from 10am to 4pm. You can try out various aspects of village life, watch a blacksmith forge metal, try your

Valid Park Pass

Documentary film: Hometown Habitat

Empire Township Hall 10088 W. Front Street, Empire, MI , Empire, MI, United States

In conjunction with the Glen Lake Garden Club, we’re pleased to present this documentary film, which explores the vital role played by native plants in protecting  local ecosystems. The film features renowned entomologist Dr. Douglas Tallamy, whose research, books and lectures sound the alarm about habitat and species loss. Inspiring case studies of community commitment to

Readers' Theater Presents Two JM Barrie Plays

Glen Lake Community Reformed Church 4902 W MacFarlane Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

The Glen Arbor Art Association Readers’ Theater presents two plays by British playwright J.M. Barrie June 2-3, 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W. MacFarlane Road, Glen Arbor. Barrie’s plays, The Old Lady Shows Her Medals and The Twelve-Pound Look, are both set in World War 1-era London. Against a backdrop

Free

Readers' Theater Presents J.M. Barrie

Glen Lake Community Reformed Church 4902 W MacFarlane Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

The Glen Arbor Art Association Readers’ Theater presents two plays by British playwright J.M. Barrie June 2-3, 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W. MacFarlane Road, Glen Arbor. Barrie’s plays, The Old Lady Shows Her Medals and The Twelve-Pound Look, are both set in World War 1-era London. Against a backdrop

Free

Experience Art Rapids!

A 15-day-long art exhibit in the historic village of Elk Rapids. $6,000 in juror and People's Choice Award cash prizes. Over 100 artists and 270+ pieces of art. www.artrapids.org

Free

Lisa Fishman: poetry reading

Glen Lake Community Library 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, United States

Lisa Fishman, the author of six books of poetry, including Flower Cart and the Happiness Experiment, will read from her work at the Glen Lake Library in Empire. Her poems are widely published in journals, magazines and anthologies.  Lisa is graduate of Glen Lake High School (Class of ’84) and a professor of poetry at

Faust Cabin Volunteer Cleaning Project

Help us prepare this beautiful historic log home on Inspiration Point now owned by the National Park Service, for the Glen Lake Library Home Tour. PHSB is coordinating and doing the cleaning and helping host the event with information about needed funds for the building’s restoration. Sign up to clean!

Horse and Wagon Tours of Port Oneida

Registration required. Explore Port Oneida by horse and wagon! Guided tours learning the history of this significant late 1800s agricultural community. Reservation only – call 231-334-6103. Tours start from the Olsen Farm, 3 miles N. of Glen Arbor.

$3 – $20

Preservation Workshop: Burfiend Farm Project

Help build 5 window wells for this history farmhouse in Port Oneida. The Burfiend Farm is 4 miles northeast of Glen Arbor. Turn off of M-22 onto Port Oneida Road. Go about 1 mile. Two white farmhouses are on the left side. Please sign up by emailing [email protected].

Horse and Wagon Tours of Port Oneida

Registration required. Explore Port Oneida by horse and wagon! Guided tours learning the history of this significant late 1800s agricultural community. Reservation only – call 231-334-6103. Tours start from the Olsen Farm, 3 miles N. of Glen Arbor.

$3 – $20

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