Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Story Time at Cottage Book Shop: July 17
2019-07-17 11:00 - 11:45 (America/Detroit) | Cottage Book Shop, 5989 Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Author Sarah Ogan will join us for Story time, Book Signing and Craft on July 17 at Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor.
Featuring her book, The Lake Mermaid.

The historic tale of young Ottawa girl who discovers something amazing right here, in the forests around Sleeping Bear Dunes. Her whole-hearted spirit helps to release something into the waters of Lake Michigan for centuries to come.
The Lake Mermaid, By Sarah Ogan, $18.95

Join us for Summer Storytime in the Pine Patch next to the Cottage Book Shop, on select Monday, Wed, or Fridays. On Wednesday a craft is added to Storytime! Crafts will be messy so please wear old clothes.

Cherry Republic: Pit Spit Competition
2019-07-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2019-07-22 15:00 - 16:00, 2019-07-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2019-07-29 15:00 - 16:00, 2019-08-05 15:00 - 16:00 | Cherry Republic
How far can you spit a cherry pit? Find out at our Olympic Size Pit Spit Arena. Pits provided.

Empire Anchor Days
2019-07-19 - 2019-07-20 | Empire, MI, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Friday & Saturday, July 19th & 20th EMPIRE AREA COMMUNITY CENTER brings their annual “Anchor Day” activities to kids, families, community members and visitors.
FRIDAY, JULY 19th
Movie – ‘Anchor Recovery’
Tribute to Doug Manning.
7:30 pm • Empire Town Hall
Sponsored by the Empire Area Museum

SATURDAY, JULY 20th
Anchor Day Fun Run
Starting at Empire Beach Pavilion
8:45 am Registration • 9:00 am Race Time
Darby Trapp, Coordinator
Sponsored by Empire Area Community Center (EACC)
Anchor Day Parade
Front Street, Empire, MI
Participants line up between 1 and 1:30 pm at Johnson Park
11570 Reynolds St., Empire
Parade begins 2 pm — through Empire
Sponsored by Empire Area Community Center (EACC)
Lions Club BBQ Chicken Dinner
Empire Town Hall • 1:00 – 7:00 pm
Adults $13 • Children under 10 years old $6
Grilled Chicken, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Potato’s & Shortcake
Sponsored by Empire Lions
Street Dance
Doc Probes, the Music Doctor & David Goodwin, Professional Drummer
Empire Town Hall Porch • 8 pm – 11 pm
BYOB • Chair • Dancing Shoes . . . and friends!
Sponsored by Empire Area Community Centert (EACC)

Cherry Republic: Bingo
2019-07-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2019-07-28 18:00 - 19:00, 2019-08-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Cherry Republic
Join us for bingo, Sunday evenings in the courtyard at Cherry Republic.

Manitou Music: Jazz North
2019-07-21 20:00 | Studio Stage at Lake Street Studios, 6023 Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Sunday, July 21 Jazz North | 8 pm
Jazz North is a “little” big band. And on Sunday, July 21 Jazz North occupies Studio Stage in the next Manitou Music concert. The concert begins at 8 pm.
The horn section in this regional conglomerate gels with the rhythm section to perform everything from funk to swing to rhythm and blues, from Latin to bebop. These experienced musicians have played together for many years, creating a tight musical camaraderie and demonstrating their love of playing music for anyone with a toe to tap.
Manitou Music concerts are a project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Tickets: $20 nonmembers, $18 for GAAC members, and people under age 18 are free. The concert venue is Lake Street Studios Studio Stage, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Rain location for this concert is Glen Arbor Town Hall, 6394 W. Western Avenue/M-22, Glen Arbor.
For more information and to order tickets, go to GlenArborArt.org

Running Bear Run/Walk 2019
2019-07-23 09:00 - 10:00 | Cherry Republic
The 13th Annual Glen Arbor Women’s Club Running Bear 5K Walk/Run and 1/2 Mile Kid’s Run is going to be on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. 9:00 am at Cherry Republic Glen Arbor. $18/$20 day of race $5 Kids. More info: www.runningbearrun.com

Sprout: July 23
2019-07-23 10:00 - 12:00 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Tuesdays at M22 Glen Arbor
from 10am-12pm, June 25 thru August 13

Introducing Sprout, a pop-up art depot for kids of all ages. Kids can create while adults shop and sip in the CRO Recreational District. Each week we will offer activities based on this beautiful area.
Cost: $15 per kid for two make-and-take activities plus a bonus game to play at home. Cash or check, please.
Drop in on Tuesdays from 10:00-Noon (or until supplies run out) right outside of the M22 store. No advance notice needed.

Cherry Republic: Cherry Pie Eating Competition
2019-07-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-07-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Cherry Republic
How fast can you eat a slice of cherry pie? How fast without your hands or a fork? Give it a try at our Cherry Pie Eating Competition!

Story Time at Cottage Book Shop: July 24
2019-07-24 11:00 - 11:45 | Cottage Book Shop, 5989 Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Author Tony Steeno will be at Story time on July 24 at Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor. Tony will read from his book Beyond the Lighthouse, Over the Mountains and offer book signing.
Three friends embark upon a hero’s journey, questing for a distant treasure. The way is arduous and fraught with peril, yet the trio boldly presses on. Much to their relief, help comes along when they least expect it-a guiding bright light, help from a thoughtful stranger, fellowship in a broken village. But is the kindness of strangers enough to help the three friends survive vicious storms, fend off fire breathing monsters, and conquer their own fears? (Ages 5 and up)
Beyond the Lighthouse, Over the Mountains, By Tony Steeno, Fireside Vernacular $18.95

Join us for Summer Storytime in the Pine Patch next to the Cottage Book Shop, on select Monday, Wed, or Fridays. On Wednesday a craft is added to Storytime! Crafts will be messy so please wear old clothes.

Manitou Music: Ruth and Max Bloomquist
2019-07-24 20:00 | Studio Stage at Lake Street Studios, 6023 Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Wednesday, July 24 Ruth and Max Bloomquist | 8 pm
Ruth and Max Bloomquist celebrate 40 years of performing their style of Acoustic Americana, with roots in folk, bluegrass, and traditional music. They bring those decades and more to Studio Stage as part of the Manitou Music series on Wednesday, July 24, 8 pm.
Ruth is well known for her songwriting as well as her striking alto voice. The pair have been making music together since they met in 1975 and discovered their shared love for music made with acoustic instruments and featuring lyrics from the heart.
Manitou Music is a project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Tickets: $20 nonmembers, $18 for GAAC members, and people under age 18 are free. The concert venue is Lake Street Studios Studio Stage, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The rain location is Glen Arbor Town Hall, 6394 W. Western Avenue/M-22, Glen Arbor. For more information and to order tickets, go to GlenArborArt.org

Horse and Wagon Tours
2019-07-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Port Oneida Heritage Center, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy., Maple City, Michigan, 49630
Clip Clop Back in Time

Experience the Port Oneida Historic District the way they did in the late 1800 to early 1900s – by horse and wagon! We’ll travel in the footsteps of the early pioneers down the back roads of Port Oneida where you’ll learn about the history of this significant agricultural community with rolling hills and 18 farmsteads.
Bring your family and friends for an activity that is relaxing, educational and memorable. Or, make it a romantic end to your perfect day before dinner.
Schedule
Tues. 4:30 & Thurs. 3:00 and 4:30
Starting Thursday, July 2 through Sept. 3
If you would like to pay for an entire wagon on a date please contact us. Weekends are not typically available.
Tours are approximately 1.25 hr

Donation: $20 per adult; $12 per child 4-12 Children 3 and under on laps are free
Reservations required – please call 231-334-6103.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY! Register before 11 am the day of the ride to ensure we have enough people. Wagon holds 12 people. We need a minimum of 8 reservations to conduct the tour. Private rental rides can be arranged – call for details. Late registration may be available.
Park and meet at the Port Oneida Farms Heritage Center at the Charles Olsen farm 15 minutes before the tour begins.
Rates and Schedule subject to change. Reservations are held with credit card. Pay in cash or check on arrival. No refund for no-shows. Credit card will be charged for no-shows.

Beach Bards: July 26 2019
2019-07-26 20:00 - 22:00 | The Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Road, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
The Beach Bards – Glen Arbor – “By heart” storytelling, poetry, and music on the beach. Friday evenings starting at 8pm with Children’s Hour.
2019 Beach Bards Summer Schedule
Friday, June 28th, 2019
Friday, July 12th, 2019
Friday, July 26th, 2019
Friday, August 9th, 2019
Located at The Leelanau School Fire Circle, One Old Homestead Rd., Glen Arbor
(231)334-5800 and leelanau.org

Manitou Music: May Erlewine
2019-07-28 20:00 | Studio Stage at Lake Street Studios, 6023 Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Sunday, July 28 May Erlewine | 8 pm
May Erlewine is a contemporary folk singer and songwriter based in Michigan whose pastoral, socially conscious music has won a sizable and growing following throughout the Midwest and beyond. Erlewine performs on Studio Stage as part of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Manitou Music series on Sunday, July 28, 8 pm.
Erlewine has a rich variety of musical influences, including blues, traditional folk, R&B, and bluegrass, which are recognizable elements of her own songs.
Manitou Music is a project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Tickets: $20 nonmembers, $18 for GAAC members, and people under age 18 are free. The concert venue is Lake Street Studios Studio Stage, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. In the event of rain, the concert moves to the Glen Arbor Town Hall, 6394 W. Western Avenue/M-22, Glen Arbor. For more information and to order tickets, go to GlenArborArt.org

Mornings in the Garden 9:30 - 11 am
2019-07-29 09:30 - 11:00 | Port Oneida Heritage Center, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy., Maple City, Michigan, 49630
Join our Master Gardeners at the Olsen Farm during their morning tending, to learn about heirloom plants, companion planting, and more in our vegetable and perennial gardens. You can even dig in and get your hands dirty to help them if you like! For all ages. Kids can discover what’s growing in season, practice historic planting techniques, go on an insect safari or explore the wild world of soil!
Mondays, June 24 – August 19

Sprout: July 30
2019-07-30 10:00 - 12:00 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636

Port Oneida Auto Tours
2019-07-31 10:00 - 12:00 | Port Oneida Heritage Center, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy., Maple City, Michigan, 49630
Wednesday Driving Tours
Out of the Ordinary Historic Driving Tours
Guided by Retired Ranger Bill Herd Wednesdays 10 am- noon
Explore historic structures in the park that are not as well known. 2.5 hrs.
Donations Appreciated
7/10 Faust Log Cabin – at Inspiration Point looking over Glen Lake. 10 am, 11 am, and noon tours.
7/17 Ken-tuck-U-Inn – in Benzie County near the Platte River
7/24 Barn to Barn Tour – car caravan around Port Oneida and Good Harbor region to 5 sites
7/31 Inside the Farms of Port Oneida – car caravan to several sites
8/7 Treat Farm Hike and Tour –park and hike the ¼ mi.
Meeting Locations
Port Oneida Tours – meet at the Port Oneida Farms Heritage Center/Olsen Farm, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy (M-22)., 3 miles N. of Glen Arbor. Sign out front says, “Charles Olsen”.
Faust Cabin: Going south, at the narrows between Glen Lakes, take a left onto McFarlane road south of Glen Lake. Go up the hill at least a mile. On the left is inspiration point where you can park. The cabin is left of Inspiration point. Map.
Ken-Tuck-U-Inn : located on the east side of M-22 at Long Lake Rd. From the southern border of the Lakeshore (identified by the Welcome to Sleeping Bear Dunes sign) on M-22 near Crystal Lake, drive north along M-22 about 0.3 miles to Long Lake Road, which intersects M-22 from the east. Coming from the north, the Ken-Tuck-U-Inn is about 10.6 miles south of Esch Road on M-22 Map.
Treat Farm: South of Empire 1/4 mile, turn right onto Stormer road. After Tweddle farm park at park gate. Meet at gate in front of 2-track for the 1/4 mile walk to the farm.

Where’s Waldo Local Celebration
2019-07-31 11:30 - 12:00 | Cottage Book Shop, 5989 Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Where’s Waldo Local Celebration | Wednesday, July 31 at 11:30 a.m.
Join us for the culmination of the month long search for Waldo in Glen Arbor. We will have activities, snacks and prizes, we might even find Waldo! During the month of July the Cottage Book Shop will join over 250 booksellers around the county in a month long “Where’s Waldo” Program. Participants can pick up a “Find Waldo” passport at the Cottage Book Shop and search for Waldo in participating shops in Glen Arbor.
During the entire month of July, Waldo will be hiding at participating locations around Glen Arbor and Empire, be sure to pick up your passport at the Cottage Book Shop and join the fun.
When you spot Waldo at any one of the businesses listed on the reverse side, collect a store stamp (or signature).
When you’ve collected at least 10 different store stamps/signatures, bring them to Cottage Book Shop, your FIND WALDO LOCAL headquarters, to claim an “I Found Waldo” button and a “$1 Off” coupon (limited to first 125 Waldo spotters).
If you collect at least 12 of the possible 19 store stamps/signatures, bring your passport to Cottage Book Shop to get a button and a coupon PLUS be entered in a drawing for a set Waldo books and other great prizes.Plan to attend the Waldo grand celebration and prize drawing at 11:30 a.m. on July 31 at Cottage Book Shop (you don’t need to be present to win).

The Port Oneida Community Inside & Out 7 pm
2019-07-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Port Oneida Heritage Center, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy., Maple City, Michigan, 49630
An evening tour when the sun is settling over this 19th century farm community and you’re looking for something different to end your day!
Learn the history of this 1800s agricultural community by exploring 4-5 of the 18 farmsteads with our tour guide. Poke inside some of the houses, barns, granaries and smokehouse. Car caravan to each farm. Meet at Port Oneida Farms Heritage Center/ Olsen farm, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy. (M-22) near Port Oneida Road, 4 miles N. of Glen Arbor. 1.5 -2 hrs. Donations Appreciated.
July 10 – August 21

Manitou Music: Réalta
2019-07-31 20:00 | Studio Stage at Lake Street Studios, 6023 Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Wednesday, July 31 Réalta | 8 pm
Réalta make full use of the intricate melodies and driving rhythms that make Irish music so loved throughout the world. Réalta performs on dueling uilleann pipes, whistles, bodhrán, guitar, bouzouki, double bass and vocals on Studio Stage Wednesday, July 31, 8 pm as part of the Manitou Music series.
This award winning, Belfast-based band will lead the listener on a journey of music and song through the full range of the Irish tradition.
Manitou Music is a project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Tickets: $20 nonmembers, $18 for GAAC members, and people under age 18 are free. The concert venue is Lake Street Studios Studio Stage, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. In the event of rain, the concert moves to the Glen Arbor Town Hall, 6394 W. Western Avenue/M-22, Glen Arbor. For more information and to order tickets, go to GlenArborArt.org

Cherry Republic: Pit Spit Competition
2019-08-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Cherry Republic
How far can you spit a cherry pit? Find out at our Olympic Sized Pit Spit Arena. Pits provided.

Port Oneida Run/Walk 5K, 10, Kid's Dash
2019-08-03 08:00 - 11:00 | Port Oneida Heritage Center, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy., Maple City, Michigan, 49630
Choose your race between the Farmers Flat and Fast 5K, Homesteaders Hardcore 5K, and Tiller’s 10K! Are you hard-core enough for the hills?!
Each course winds through the beautiful scenery of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s Port Oneida Rural Historic District 3 miles north of Glen Arbor. With its historic farms and barns, Port Oneida is hailed as “one of the most prized historic landscapes in the country”!

Manitou Music: Chatham Rabbits
2019-08-04 20:00 | Studio Stage at Lake Street Studios, 6023 Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Sunday, August 4 Chatham Rabbits | 8pm
The Chatham Rabbits hop onto the Studio Stage on Sunday, August 4, 8 pm in the next Manitou Music concert.
Austin McCombie and Sarah Osborne crossed paths in 2013 when he spotted her onstage opening for Mandolin Orange. He didn’t know much about old-time music and she didn’t know much about him, but they figured it out. Together they’ve played smoky bars, summer festivals, busked on the streets of Nashville ‘til voices wore out, and led churches in old-time hymns way past time for Sunday lunch.
Manitou Music is a project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Tickets: $20 nonmembers, $18 GAAC members, and people under age 18 are free. The concert venue is Lake Street Studios Studio Stage, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. In the event of rain, the concert moves to the Glen Arbor Town Hall, 6394 W. Western Avenue/M-22, Glen Arbor.
For more information and to order tickets, go to GlenArborArt.org

Mornings in the Garden 9:30 -11 am
2019-08-05 09:30 - 23:00 | Port Oneida Heritage Center, 3164 W. Harbor Hwy., Maple City, Michigan, 49630
Join our Master Gardeners at the Olsen Farm during their morning tending, to learn about heirloom plants, companion planting, and more in our vegetable and perennial gardens. You can even dig in and get your hands dirty to help them if you like! For all ages. Kids can discover what’s growing in season, practice historic planting techniques, go on an insect safari or explore the wild world of soil!
