Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Beach Bards Bonfire 2023
2023-07-07 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Detroit) | Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
The public is welcome to come and share By Heart Poetry, Stories, or Music or to simply enjoy the experience of a community bonfire on the shore of Lake Michigan.
The over 30-year tradition of Beach Bards is a memorable experience for people of all ages.
Visitors may park in any Leelanau School lot and walk down the scenic boardwalk, across the Crystal River, to the bonfire circle or adventurous types can walk in from the beach near the Lanphier Observatory boardwalk.

Picture-Perfect Sleeping Bear Dunes Instagram Photo Celebration
2023-07-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Cherry Republic
Capture your post-card perfect photos of the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore and collect a prize at the photo celebration from the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes. Families, friends, and kids can participate in the Instagram photo adventure celebrating the natural beauty of the park and the fun of discovery it inspires.
Sponsored by the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, the photo special event is intended to lead you to explore new places and share your favorite moments on Instagram. Upload your snapshots from the park, #sleepingbearfriends by July 8th, then, join us at the Cherry Republic Glen Arbor Flagship store from 1-3 pm on July 9th to collect your prize.
To download the instructions for the “Photo Activity with a Prize,” go to friendsofsleepingbear.org. Click on Spring Book Bundle & Activity Guide and then select “A FREE online booklet.” After uploading your photos, send an email to pictureperfectbear@gmail.com. Prizes will be mailed to those who cannot attend the Sleeping Bear Dunes Picture-Perfect Celebration.
The FREE online booklet of puzzles and games is designed to be used with the book Picture-Perfect Sleeping Bear. Find Geocache treasures, solve the cryptoquote, design your own Instagram photos to earn a prize, complete criss-cross puzzles, color and draw your own nature pictures, and solve word scrambles and word searches.
Picture-Perfect Sleeping Bear is available at local bookstores and at friendsofsleepingbear.org. Purchase your book today, download the activities, and begin your Picture-Perfect adventure while exploring Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and creating new cherished memories.

Horse & Wagon Tours
2023-07-11 09:15 - 10:30, 2023-07-13 09:15 - 10:30, 2023-07-13 10:45 - 12:00, 2023-07-18 09:15 - 10:30, 2023-07-18 10:45 - 12:00, 2023-07-20 09:15 - 10:30, 2023-07-20 10:45 - 12:00 | MI, United States
TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS 9:15 am and 10:45 am for an 1.25 hour tour
$28 adults $18 children 4-12
Clip clop back in time to experience the Port Oneida Rural Historic District the way they did in the late 1800s – early 1900s! Learn about the life of the early pioneers, and their landscape as we travel by horse and wagon through the fields and side roads of this significant agricultural community of over 100 years, with beautiful vistas and farmsteads.
Our Horses: The stars of the tours are our two Belgian horses Mick and May. You will learn more about the horses on the tour!

Yen Yoga at Nature
2023-07-12 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-07-19 17:30 - 18:30 | Nature, 2988 W Burdickville Rd, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Join us in an inspiring space for a community yoga class, held weekly on Wednesday’s at 5:30 pm. Hosted at Nature in Maple City by Yen Yoga & Fitness.
This ia an all-level yoga flow class. Please bring your own yoga mat and practice social distancing.
Sign up to participate is required at yenyogafitness.com You may sign up online up to 8 days in advance, or feel free to call us at 231-421-5496

Lanphier Observatory Public Viewing
2023-07-12 22:00 - 23:59, 2023-07-13 22:00 - 23:59, 2023-07-19 22:00 - 23:59 | Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
See the sky! The public is welcome to attend “Lanphier Observatory Public Viewings” on Wednesday & Thursday nights from 10 pm-Midnight (clear sky permitting!) at Leelanau School Beach, June 21st-August 24th.
Donation Students $4, Adults $5.
Visitors may park in any Leelanau School lot and walk down the scenic boardwalk, across the Crystal River, to the Lanphier Observatory boardwalk.

Horse and Wagon Tours
2023-07-13 09:15 - 10:30, 2023-07-13 10:45 - 12:00, 2023-07-20 09:15 - 10:30, 2023-07-20 10:45 - 12:00 | MI, United States
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS: 1.25 hour tours at 9:15am and 10:45am
Cost is $28 adults and $18 children ages 4-12
Clip clop back in time to experience the Port Oneida Rural Historic District the way they did in the late 1800s – early 1900s! Learn about the life of the early pioneers, and their landscape as we travel by horse and wagon through the fields and side roads of this significant agricultural community of over 100 years, with beautiful vistas and farmsteads.
Our Horses: The stars of the tours are our two Belgian horses Mick and May. You will learn more about the horses on the tour!

The Legend of the Beaver's Tale with NPS Ranger Emily
2023-07-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Join us on Thursday, July 13 @ 11:00 am to hear the story, The Legend of the Beaver’s Tale. After reading the story, Sleeping Bear Dunes Ranger Emily will have a hands on demonstration of a beaver’s pelt along with other beaver artifacts. Learn how beavers work, play, what they eat and how they help and sometimes hinder their environment. This all takes place at the Glen Lake Library in Empire. Kids of all ages and their families are welcome to attend.

Lyle Gun Demonstration
2023-07-13 13:00 - 13:15 | Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum, Sleeping Bear Dunes Rd, Glen Arbor , MI, 49664
The Lyle Gun is the only canon ever designed to save lives, not take them. Watch the demonstration to find out more about this life-saving tool. The program lasts about 15 minutes. Arrive early as the program starts promptly at 1 pm.

Stations of the Storm
2023-07-13 13:15 - 15:00 | Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum, Sleeping Bear Dunes Rd, Glen Arbor , MI, 49664
Do you have what it takes to be a surfman of the US Lifesaving Service? To find out, join park rangers on Thursdays from 1:15-3 pm at the Maritime Museum to complete a series of stations as part of the rescue duties of the surfman stationed the Sleeping Bear Point Station.
Stations will set up around the grounds of the Maritime Museum in Glen Haven where potential surfmen and women of all ages can try their hand at tossing out a lifering, doing a lookout for potential ships in distress, and participate in the Breeches Buoy demonstration to do a mock shipwreck rescue.
Move through the stations at your own pace, but expect to spend about 30 minutes (or more) if you would like to complete each activity.

Biking Tours
2023-07-14 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-15 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-18 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-07-20 09:30 - 11:30 | Port Oneida Rural Historic District, 3164 W Harbor Hwy, Maple City, MI, 49664, United States
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:30 am, a 2 hour narrated tour. Reservations required.

Three tours available:
• Biking a By-gone Era
• Peddling Port Oneida’s Past
• Secrets of D.H. Day’s Kingdom and Beyond

Cost is $25 for adults and $15 for Children ages 7 -17. Discount Bike Rental for these tours is available at Crystal River Outfitters.

Anchor Days In Empire
2023-07-14 19:00, 2023-07-15 12:00 | Downtown Empire
Day of celebration to commemorate the raising of the anchor from the depths of Lake Michigan in July of 1977. This anchor is currently located at the Empire Beach.
• Festivities begin on July 14th with movie at the Empire Town hall about the rising of the anchor at 7pm
• Parade at Noon on July 15th
• Street dance on Front Street in front of the Glen Lake Community Library from 8-11pm

Kids Live Music with Lunnappi
2023-07-18 11:00 - 12:00 | M22 Outdoor Wine Patio, 6298 W. Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Luunappi (Finnish for a finger snap to the ear!)—Patrick Niemisto and Norm Wheeler present an interactive tag team of songs, stories, and poems from a veritable plethora of sources, (including their own material). Luunappi creates a unique world of sneetches, goblins, skunks, hobos, pirates, shipwrecked sailors, grown-ups taking sauna, and kids cleaning dirty rooms

51st Annual Glen Lake Woman's Club Art Fair
2023-07-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
2023 marks the 51st annual Glen Lake Woman’s Club Art Fair, a juried Art Fair with over 90 artists carefully selected to represent a wide variety of one-of-a-kind art pieces for sale at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. The Art Fair features artisans in many mediums including pottery, painting, textiles, woodworking, and jewelry. Each year, thousands of people shop for that unique piece of art, either for themselves or for a special gift. The event takes place at the Glen Arbor Township Hall from 10am to 4pm.
Meg DeJager, Art Fair co-chair states, “I am involved in the Glen Lake Woman’s Club Art Fair because of the high quality art provided by the juried vendors during such a fun day for the entire community. With free admission, the vendors offer a wide variety of styles and price points for every shopper.”
Ruthy Bolton, co-chair of the Art Fair, volunteers for this special event because the Art Fair provides scholarships for Glen Lake High School students as they continue their education at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City. DeJager also noted that vendor booth rentals, popcorn and bake sales, lunch, Club jewelry booth, and auction items all provide funds for the student scholarship fund.
The Art Fair is a popular event in the community, often making this the busiest day of the year in Glen Arbor. Many shoppers return to visit the booths of their favorite artists or to explore the artwork of new vendors. Dozens of Glen Lake Woman’s Club members, supported by family friends and members of the Empire Lions Club all volunteer to make sure the day runs smoothly for both vendors and community members.
Since 1980, the Glen Lake Woman’s Club has awarded $307,110 to 240 students with both 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year scholarships to Northwestern Michigan College. The scholarships are announced at the Glen Lake High School Honors Night in May.

Benjammin' Jamboree
2023-07-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Glen Lake Community Library, 10115 Front Street, Empire, MI, 49630, United States
Join us for the Benjammin’ Jamboree! Kids and families will sing, dance, move and clap along with Bejammin’s musical and educational performance.
