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Empire Asparagus Festival – June 7, 2025
[ June 7, 2025; ] Ready for all things Asparagus!? SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, June 7, 2025 We are back for another amazing asparagus filled day! Lots of incredible local asparagus eats, great music, and fun activities to come! Including the Kick-Yer Assparagus 5k Fun Run/Walk! Link below to sign up! Sign up for the 5k HERE! Start planning your asparagus recipe entries. Download your [...] more...

National Cherry Festival – June 28 – July 5, 2025
[ June 28, 2025 to July 5, 2025. ] June 28 - July 5, 2025 in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan! The Grand Traverse region, known for its world-record tart cherry harvest, bursts with visitors eager to savor the flavor of cherries tucked into everything imaginable. Each day Festival goers find cherry delights along with parades, family and kids events and entertainment. In all, there are [...] more...

Harvest Days ~ September 1 ~ 30, 2024
[ September 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024. ] Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a member at your favorite Leelanau Peninsula winery? What if you could enjoy membership at all the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail wineries? During our annual Harvest Days event, locals, visitors, and existing wine club members alike, can experience how it feels to receive exclusive benefits [...] more...

Leelanau UnCaged – September 27, 2025
[ September 27, 2025; ] Leelanau UnCaged is a place for the community to gather and enjoy inspiring music and dance performances in one day on the streets of Northport. * 4 performance areas, 40+ acts * Kids’ UnCaged art activities * Artisan, Food & Nonprofit Vendors * Water Blessing * Restaurants and Shops * Marina availability * Shuttle Service [...] more...

Manitou Passage Golf Club – A Northern Michigan Adventure
By Jim Barnes It may seem unthinkable, even sacrilegious, to make any changes to a course designed by the great Arnold Palmer. Originally opened in 1998 as King’s Challenge, the course languished a bit when Sugar Loaf Mountain Ski Resort closed (the course is built alongside the ski hill), so it needed some rejuvenating and updating. [...] more...

Dunes Golf Club: Finding Your “Zen” Zone in Sleeping Bear Country
Dunes Golf Club – Hole #18 – A great finishing hole with a dramatic approach shot over the water. By Jim Barnes The Dunes Golf Club is one of the hidden gems of northern Michigan golf. Lying just a few miles east of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore visitor center in Empire, the course is carved [...] more...

The Homestead Resort
Lake Michigan’s spectacular vistas make this a resort unlike others. The color of the water–sometimes blue, sometimes turquoise, sometimes golden–is one reason why. Another is relaxing along the water. You and each member of your family or group can do as much or as little as you like. That’s why this resort is celebrated, both near [...] more...

 
 

Empire Asparagus Festival – June 7, 2025

Ready for all things Asparagus!?

SAVE THE DATE:

Saturday, June 7, 2025

We are back for another amazing asparagus filled day! Lots of incredible local asparagus eats, great music, and fun activities to come! Including the Kick-Yer Assparagus 5k Fun Run/Walk! Link below to sign up!

Sign up for the 5k HERE!

Start planning your asparagus recipe entries. Download your entry form here!

Want to volunteer? Sign up here!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

10am: Kick-Yer Ass-paragus 5k Fun Run/Walk

Noon: Recipe Contest in Empire Town Hall

Noon-6pm: Asparagus Eats with food vendors, local breweries and live music!

  • FOOD VENDORS: Arts Tavern, Plevas, Shipwreck Cafe and more!

  • DRINK VENDORS: Right Brain Brewery, Lake Ann Brewery and St. Ambrose Cellars!

  • LIVE MUSIC: 5th Gear Band, A to Z

2-4pm: “Miss Asparagus on Stilts!”

3-4pm: Children’s Magic Show with Gordon Russ

2pm: Ode to Asparagus Poetry Contest

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National Cherry Festival – June 28 – July 5, 2025

National Cherry FestivalJune 28 – July 5, 2025 in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan!

The Grand Traverse region, known for its world-record tart cherry harvest, bursts with visitors eager to savor the flavor of cherries tucked into everything imaginable. Each day Festival goers find cherry delights along with parades, family and kids events and entertainment. In all, there are more than 150 events along the shores of Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay.

The Festival has been named in USA Todays top ten festivals for several years running.

Free Family Fun!

The National Cherry Festival has over 150 events and activities and 85% are free for all! Kids of all ages can enjoy events like cherry pie eating, parades, pet show and more!

We want to thank our growers, partners, vendors, sponsors, volunteers, and community leaders for their commitment to the National Cherry Festival. There is a lot of good happening throughout the Traverse City area and we are proud to be a part of this unique community that holds the title Cherry Capital of the World. We can’t wait to see you June 28 to July 5, 2025!

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National Cherry Festival On Facebook

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Harvest Days ~ September 1 ~ 30, 2024

Harvest Days

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a member at your favorite Leelanau Peninsula winery? What if you could enjoy membership at all the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail wineries?

During our annual Harvest Days event, locals, visitors, and existing wine club members alike, can experience how it feels to receive exclusive benefits at all the wineries on the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail.

All September long, participants can take advantage of the exclusive wine club benefits unique to each winery. Benefits include everything from complimentary flights and tastings, to case discounts and more!

Details for each winery benefits can be found directly on their websites (some exclusions may apply) Click on the icons below for more information.

We look forward to kicking off the fall season with you!

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Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail On Facebook

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Leelanau UnCaged – September 27, 2025

Leelanau UnCaged

Leelanau UnCaged is a place for the community to gather and enjoy inspiring music and dance performances in one day on the streets of Northport.

* 4 performance areas, 40+ acts

* Kids’ UnCaged art activities

* Artisan, Food & Nonprofit Vendors

* Water Blessing

* Restaurants and Shops

* Marina availability

* Shuttle Service from Traverse City​

UnCage takes place after Labor Day when the vibe changes to a more relaxed pace, with weather that can be like summer or fall, but gorgeous, nonetheless. Festival goers enjoy being outdoors strolling from venue to venue through an array of art vendors filling the streets. Food options are plentiful throughout the day.

The festival kicks off with a beautiful water blessing over the bay, a time to honor and give thanks for these precious waters, followed by a procession to the festival center where music and dance performances begin.

Leelanau UnCaged is free to festival goers thanks to the generous donations from businesses and patrons.

Please Save the Date for Saturday, September 27, 2025!

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