Ode to Asparagus poetry contest winners, 2018
Glen Lake Community Library May 19 First Place Asparagus By Matt Girard As a child I believed That swallowed seeds Would grow in me Until I’d be A stalk, a patch, an apple tree Older now And old...
View ArticleEmpire Asparagus Fest recipe contest winners
From staff reports Judge’s Choice #1 Charlie Stairs of Empire Cream of Asparagus Soup Makes 1 gallon 2 pounds asparagus chicken stock – a little or none 1/2 onion 1 quart cream clarified butter...
View ArticleMae Stier’s Blue Heron Mercantile fills void in Empire
Photo by Josh Hartman Photography By Jacob Wheeler Sun editor The idea of opening a small market in Empire dawned on Mae Stier last spring after Deering’s Market closed. Shuttered was a lifeblood...
View ArticleEmpire Asparagus Festival canceled. Other events may follow suit
From staff reports The Empire Asparagus Festival—originally scheduled for May 15-16 in downtown Empire—has been canceled, festival organizer Paul Skinner told the Glen Arbor Sun. Since the asparagus...
View ArticleEmpire will celebrate 17th annual Asparagus Festival virtually
Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, the Empire Chamber of Commerce will hold favorite events online for annual festival From staff reports The third weekend of May is typically one of the busiest weekends...
View ArticleCanceled Empire Asparagus Festival doesn’t stop virtual poetry, recipe contests
From staff reports Though the 2020 Empire Asparagus Festival was canceled last weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic, the virtual Ode to Asparagus poetry reading on Saturday, May 16, drew 19...
View ArticleWill COVID force another season of canceled festivals?
From staff reports Faced with spiking COVID-19 numbers in Empire’s 49630 zip code and throughout Michigan, Empire Asparagus Festival organizer Paul Skinner has decided that he will almost definitely...
View ArticleEmpire Asparagus Festival seeks submissions for Ode to Asparagus poetry,...
From staff reports The Glen Lake Library will help celebrate the return of the beloved Empire Asparagus Festival on June 4 with their Ode to Asparagus poetry reading. Poets young and old are invited to...
View ArticleEmpire Asparagus Fest returns, June 4
From staff reports The Empire Asparagus Festival returns following a two-year COVID hiatus. This scaled-back event on Saturday, June 4, features a 5K Kick Yer Ass-paragus Fun Run/ Walk at 10 a.m. at...
View ArticleGillespie wins Empire Asparagus Poetry contest
Athena Gillespie, age 20, won the Audience Choice award at this year’s Empire Asparagus Festival poetry contest, held on Saturday, June 4, for her poem “Green Force.” Gillespie also submitted a poem to...
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