Sleeping Bear Dunes park ranger Jim Dal Sasso will share stories and photographs from his long career with the National Park Service. "Ranger Jim" has served in parks all across the country, from Denali to the Everglades, spending the last 20 years patrolling our local lakeshore. Before his retirement in July, Jim will offer his
Empire summer resident Jason Porter will read from his new book Why Are You So Sad? on Wednesday, August 13, at 7:00 pm. His debut novel is a humorous exploration of the universal yet often illusive search for happiness, and has been compared to the work of Kurt Vonnegut and David Sedaris. Jason is originally
The Glen Lake Library in Empire will host a presentation by Dr. Julianna Wilson, an entomologist and tree fruit specialist at Michigan State University. Dr. Wilson will be speaking about the different kinds of wild bees found in Michigan, comparing and contrasting them to honey bees, and about simple strategies to support and protect bees in
The Glen Lake Library will host a presentation by Amanda Wetzel, of the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum, about the two aircraft carriers that operated on Lake Michigan during WW II, providing training for thousands of pilots and other personnel.
The Glen Lake Library in Empire will host a poetry contest on Saturday, May 16 at 2:00 pm, as part of the upcoming Empire Asparagus Festival. Poems should be submitted to the library by Thursday, May 14. For more details see the library's website at www.glenlakelibrary.net, or call 326-5361.
