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Great Indoor Folk Festival ~ Feb 12, 2012
The 4th Annual Great Indoor Folk Festival takes place this Sunday, February 12 in Building 50 at the Grand Traverse Commons. The festival runs from noon to 5:30, and it is family-friendly and free, though you're encouraged to donate through "busker buckets."

There will be 6 different stages with over 50 musicians on seven different stages.   read more »

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February 16, 2009

Empire Winterfest 2009 takes to the Big Lake!

Filed under: beach,empire,fun,lake michigan,Leelanau,michigan,photo,sleepingbeardunes,weather,winter — Andrew McFarlane @ 9:44 am

Empire Winterfest 2009 by jsorbieus

Jim Sorbie got some great shots of the Polar Bear Dip at last weekend's Empire Winterfest! He says that there wasn't any safe ice on South Bar Lake (the traditional location) but of course that doesn't stop the good folks of Empire from doing their seasonal duty!

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  1. You guys are nuts!... but I love it.

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    Comment by Jon King — February 16, 2009 @ 4:24 pm

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