- The list below includes 60 free or cheap things to do in or near Empire, Michigan, including 39 different types of inexpensive activities like Hiking Trails, Beaches, Art Gallery and History Museums.
- From Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Empire and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Traverse City, Frankfort, Glen Arbor and Leland.
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Warm, clear days are best for exploring Front Street in Traverse City, Michigan. This bucolic district includes 25 distinctive shops and plenty of open space for lounging and chatting with friends.
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Right Brain Brewery specializes in homemade microbrews as well as their famous waffle sandwiches. They also host live music acts, trivia nights, and progressive nights where the beer gets cheaper the later it gets.
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Smith Nell Revel Studios is the showplace for the works of artist Nell Revel Smith, a painter whose signature style combines elements of impressionism and abstraction. Smith primarily paints landscapes and seascapes.
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10844 East Revold Road, Suttons Bay, MI 49682
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Leelanau Cheese Company is ran by a married couple and is famous for making varieties of cheese like raclette. They also show you the preparation process right from the start.
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610 Woodmere Avenue, Traverse City, MI 49686
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The Traverse Area District Library has many services including, loaning books, magazines, and CDs, plus a downloadable eBook service. Each of the six library facilities has meeting rooms, computers for public use, free Wi-Fi, and library programs covering many topics.
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Visitors can view a diverse collection of works that includes lithographs, engravings, manuscripts, antique prints, and oil paintings at Suttons Bay Galleries. They feature the works of a wide variety of both local and national artists.
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Opened in 1999, the Bayside Gallery is a local art gallery that displays a large selection of creative works from around the world. The gallery is popular for its patio that contains scenic and tranquil gardens to enjoy.
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A collection of pieces from various artists. Treeline Gallery features paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel. The gallery features over a dozen artists who create pieces from landscapes and nature to portraits and scenes.
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The Bay Theatre offers first-run and second-run movie screenings of both mainstream and independent films. The location also offers a film series, through which movie fans can view a special film once a month.
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An on-going array of changing exhibits are displayed at the Dennos Museum Center which cover the arts and sciences. One of the largest and most historically complete collections of prints, drawings, and stone sculptures by Inuit artists of the Canadian Arctic is also maintained at the site.