Elk Rapids Area

Chamber of Commerce

"Monday Minute" Newsletter

August 29, 2022

Chain of Lakes Area

Acme * Alden * Atwood * Bellaire * Central Lake * Eastport * Ellsworth * Elk Rapids * Kewadin * Rapid City * Torch River * Williamsburg

 Farmer's Market every Friday through October 7, 2022, from 8:00 am until Noon

Farmer's Market is sponsored by Raymond James Financial, Rockne L. Paige, CFP

Art & Craft Show, this Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm downtown Elk Rapids

Elk Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce

Golf Day at A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Come enjoy a day of golf at A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort ~ the Sundance Course! 

In place of a Golf Outing this year, the Chamber and A-Ga-Ming are offering special pricing for you and your friends to just come and play golf at this beautiful course. Simply call the pro shop (231) 264-5081 and sign up for tee times!

(see tee times and pricing below)

Thanks to our sponsors, Cherry Capital Airport and Fischer Insurance for supporting this enjoyable day of golf for our members! 

2022 Chain of Lakes Area Snapshot of Upcoming Events

Where to go, What to see, and

What to do in the Chain of Lakes Area

Aug 30, Chat with ER Village Council @ WWTP, 6:30-8:00 pm

Aug 30, Wine Cocktail Class @ BOS Wine 6 pm

Aug 31, Twisted Fish Gallery, Louise Pond Plein Air Workshop 10-4

Aug 31, ER History Museum Open 1-4 pm

Sept 2, ER Farmer's Market, 8-12 pm

Sept 2, Tiny Traveling Boutique at Townline Ciderworks 2-8 pm

Sept 2-4, Sidewalk Sales in Alden, 10 am - 5 pm

Sept 3, Arts & Craft Show, Downtown Elk Rapids 10 am - 4 pm

Sept 3-4, X Shore Demo Days at Elk Rapids Marina 10 am - 3 pm

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Sept 9, ER Farmer's Market, 8-12 pm

Sept 10, Alden Hot & Classic Car Show 10 am - 3 pm

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Sept 15, Elk Rapids Golf Day at A-Ga-Ming, Sundance Course

Sept 15-17, Paddle Antrim Festival

Sept 15-Oct 30, Myrtle & Maude's Apple Season w/Hayrides

Sept 16, ER Farmer's Market, 8-12 pm

Sept 17, Samels Farm Blacksmithing Class 8:30-Noon

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Sept 23, ESLA, It's a Shore-Hydrology Thing Meeting 5 pm

Sept 24, ACTS Open House Celebration 3-5 pm

Sept 24, Downtown Elk Rapids Fall Festival & Scarecrow Contest

Sept 25, Amvets Dave Abbott Memorial Golf Outing @A-Ga-Ming Golf

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Sept 29-30, Art Beat @ 3 Galleries in Elk Rapids 10-5 pm

Oct 1, Art Beat @ 3 Galleries in Elk Rapids 10-5 pm

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Oct 8, Harvest Days in Alden, 10 am - 5 pm

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Nov 17-20, Myrtle & Maude's Christmas on the Farm

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Nov 26, Shop Small Saturday

Nov 26, Holiday Illumination & Open House in Alden

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2023

January 14, Coffee with Village Council, 9 - 10:30 am

April 11, Coffee with Village Council, 6 – 7:30 pm

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To view all the events, Visit our Website Calendar!

April 15-Sept 25, Green ER Exhibit @ Dennos Museum

Traverse City Horse Shows June 8-September 18

ER Farmer's Market every Friday, June 10- Oct. 7, 8-Noon

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Please email laura@elkrapidschamber.org with any updated event dates you may have!

CHAT WITH COUNCIL – AUGUST 30, 2022

Join Council for a chat at the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. See the newly installed solar panels in action, ask questions about water quality, or bring up an idea you have for the village.

After wrapping up at the WWTP, the council will move to the Department of Public Works (DPW) garage for a tour and questions at 7:30 p.m.

Public Meetings about OUR CommUNITY

Thursday, September 1, Antrim County Board of Commissioners 9:00 am

  Agenda and Virtual Instructions    Board Packet

Tuesday, September 6, Village Council Meeting, 7:00 pm

Thursday, September 8, ER District Library Board Meeting, 5:00 pm

Thursday, September 8, ER Planning Commission Meeting, 7:00 pm

VILLAGE SEEKING BOARD & COMMISSION APPLICATIONS:

The Village of Elk Rapids is seeking diverse and dedicated individuals to help our community make decisions for a viable future. The village currently has vacancies on the following Boards & Commissions:

- Beautification Commission (application due Wednesday, September 7th): Recommend budget for care and beautification of public spaces, policies for the operation of a beautification program, and a long-term beautification plan to the village council. Promote activities that will benefit the beautification program of the village.

- Downtown Development Authority (application due Wednesday, September 7th): Analyze the impact of economic changes in DDA districts, develop plans to promote orderly economic growth, and provide support to DDA districts (including Downtown, 31-Corridor, Ames Street, Industrial Park).

- Parks & Recreation Commission (application due Wednesday, August 31st): Recommend infrastructure changes and recreation opportunities to the village council, create and implement a five-year community recreation plan, promote parks and recreational opportunities, and budget for parks & recreational activities.

Applications are available on the document center on www.elkrapids.org or at the Government Center and are due on the dates noted above so the village president can consider nominees who must be approved by council.

Thank you for considering serving our community! The Village of Elk Rapids continues to be an exceptional place to live, work, and recreate thanks to the hard work of those willing to serve and all of our dedicated stakeholders.

For more info and to download the application, please follow this link: https://elkrapids.org/seeking-applications-vacancies-on.../

Village of Elk Rapids: www.elkrapids.org

Elk Rapids Township: https://www.elkrapids.com/

Milton Township: https://miltontownship.org/

Torch Lake Township:www.torchlaketownship.org/

Antrim County: antrimcounty.org

View the full list of webinars

www.sbdcmichigan.org

Ellsworth officially dedicates Community Square

Members of the Village of Ellsworth Council, Ellsworth Downtown Development Board, and Banks Township along with several donors who helped contribute to 2015 Crowdfund with the Michigan Economic Campaign to purchase the property now known as the “Community Square,” were part of the Aug. 10 ribbon cutting ceremony, donor recognition, and social gathering.  Read More>>

For recorded webinars andupcoming workshops: 

https://traversecity.score.org/content/take-workshop-139

Do you have a mentor, or want one? Are you a mentor?

We'd love to have you part of this important discussion. Join Michigan ATHENA, Aug. 30, to discuss the benefits of mentorship and showcase powerful duos that have proven that a good mentor gives you the courage and confidence to do things maybe you wouldn’t do on your own!



RegisterNow: 

https://lnkd.in/gDdrDjhC

Together with the Downtown Elk Rapids Association, the Chamber is sending out a separate listing of job opportunities in the area every week. If you would like to be included, please post any job openings on the chamber website, (see below) or send an email to: laura@elkrapidschamber.org

Job Listings from August 25, 2022

TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS –

TRAVERSE CITY FALL HORSE SHOW I

August 31 – September 4, 2022

• CSI 3*
• Traverse City Hunter Derby
• Premier Hunters / Jumper 6 / Equitation

Now that's music to my ears........

This week's music

August 29-September 3, 2022



Blue Pelican Inn ~ check Facebook for Music Line-up

• Tues. 5-8, Chris Smith
• Thurs. 5-8, Beats
• Fri. 6-9, Lara Fullford
• Sat. 6-9, Lou Thumser

BOS Wine~

Castle Farms/1918 Cellars

• Wed, Peter Jensen 6-8 pm

Cellar 152 ~ check Facebook for updates

• Fri. Larz Cabot 6-9 pm
• Sat. Jazz Cabbage 6-9 pm

Ethanology ~

• Fri. Stonefolk w/Ourselves Opener, 8-11 pm
• Sat. The King of Mars, 8-11 pm

Johnny's Torch Riviera ~

• Thurs. Darrell Boger 7 pm
• Fri. & Sat. Willy Jam 7 pm

Pine Hill Nursery ~ Garden Cafe

• Fri. Peter Tolias & Friends 6-8 pm

Short's Pull Barn ~

• Fri. Eric Sommer 6:30-9:30 pm
• Sat. Matt Mansfield 6:30-9:30 pm
• Sun Flylite Gemini 6:30-9:30 pm

Shorts Brewing Co. Bellaire Pub ~

• Fri.  7-9:30 pm
• Sat. The Sleeping Gypsies 7-9:30 pm

The Nest Sports Bar

• Wed-Sun check Facebook for schedule

Torch Lake Cafe ~

• Mon. Karaoke & Open Mic. 7 pm,
• Tues. Dominic Fortuna, 6:30
• Wed. Lee Malone, 6:30,
• Thurs. Nick Vasquez 7 pm,
• Fri. & Sat. Leanna Collins & Ivan Greilick 8 pm,
• Sun.

Townline Ciderworks ~

• Friday -- check Facebook for updates.

Waterfire Vineyards ~

(click on each name to get Facebook updates)

Twisted Fish Gallery 

10443 S. Bayshore Dr. * Elk Rapids

Gallery hours:

Tuesdays – Saturdays, 10 am to 5 pm.

“Double Take”

the third of the Summer PAIRINGS opened at Twisted Fish Gallery

Featuring the works of Carrie C & Charles Murphy, this dynamic duo in life and in art are offering paintings in Oil, Acrylic, and Watercolor.

As a long-standing artist with Twisted Fish, Charles Murphy is known for his expansive expertise in multiple mediums offered from highly representational & illustrative work to abstracted landscapes.



We are excited to collaborate with Carrie C Murphy whose work is a reflection of her love of our natural surroundings. Together, this pair share home and creative space- making for some fun discussion of how the two develop and creatively communicate through their canvases.

The special Murphy PAIRING will be featured in the living room of our Cottage Gallery until September 10.

Private Appointments are welcomed.

twistedfishgallery.com (231) 264-0123

Plein Air Workshop with Louise Pond

August 31 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm 

This one-day workshop will be a fast-paced exploration of painting en Plein Air, making marks, eliminating the unnecessary, and telling the most with the least amount of details, all wrapped up with perfect values and a rousing composition and exciting chroma...... Read More>>

Samels Farm ~ BLACKSMITH CLASS

September 17, 2022  8:30-NOON

Hands-on, learn to bend black iron  $40.00

Call Ted to register. 231-313-2032

Samels Farm *

8298 Skegemog Point Rd.  Williamsburg

News from the Road - August 2022

STEM ON wheels:  Look for us across the 5-county area!

that's all folks!