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Maple and Model A. June 21, 2026.

Upcoming

Wednesday July 1 at 6 p.m. Community Building. Planning Commission meeting

Thursday July 2 at 1:30 p.m. Village Office. Personnel & Policy Committee meets. 2 p.m. 6th Annual Cabbage Eating Contest benefit for the Farmers Market at the Cabbage Shed

Saturday and Sunday July 4–5, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Onekama. Art Snake.

Monday July 6 at 8 a.m. Community Building. Special Meeting of the Village Council with Jim Baldwin, applicant for code enforcement officer, regarding his proposed enforcement procedures

Weeks of Monday July 6 and 13 Hydrant Flushing Details on what to expect

Saturday July 11 at 9 a.m. Elberta Heritage Center. Workshop on how to be a Village Council member, presented by Cathy Anderson. Register: ElbertaHeritage@gmail.com. Free.

Sunday July 12 at 2 p.m. FEAS High School. Meet Kyle Blomquist, candidate for MI District 1.

Tuesday July 14 at 5:30 p.m. Community Building. Regular Gilmore Twp Board meeting

Tuesday July 21 at 4 p.m. Deadline for filing petition and other paperwork with township clerk to run for Village Board of Trustees

Thursday–Sunday July 23–26; Wednesday–Saturday July 29–August 1 at 7 p.m. Tank Hill, Frankfort. Lakeside Shakespeare Festival presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the Scottish play. Suggested donation $10/$30

Saturday July 25 to Sunday August 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Benzonia Twp Hall, 2717 Benzie Hwy. Early voting for the August 4 primary for Elberta, Gilmore, Benzonia Twp, and the Village of Benzonia

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