The annual Fall Festival festivities begin at 11:00 am with the Fall Festival Parade, featuring The Scottville Clown Band, GIANT pumpkins, locally built floats and the always popular Mutt March.    

We are accepting participants for the Parade and Mutt March. Parade Applications can be picked up at the Frankfort-Elberta Chamber Office, on their website at www.frankfort-elberta.com!    

Don't forget to grab your 2021 Fall Festival Souvenir T-Shirts and souviner stickers at the Frankfort-Elberta Chamber of Commerce booth the day of the festival or at the Chamber office 517 Main St. Frankfort prior to the festival and/or after.   

Directly following the parade, a host of activities will take place in the Open Space Park.    

Mutt March Awards    

Live Music featuring The Scottville Clown Band will perform under the Big Tent, which also features domestic beer and wine and beer from Stormcloud, Wine, Mead from St. Ambrose and Cocktails from Iron Fish!    

GIANT pumpkins, squash and watermelon weigh-in.    

Kids 5-15 years of age can guess the weight of a giant pumpkin and have the opportunity to win a brand new BIKE!    

Pumpkin Ed Moody will be there carving a giant pumpkin.    

Food Available in Open Space by TC Taco    

First Congregational Church will host their Cake Walk at 1pm    

Who doesn't love a Pie Eating Contest?! (Register at 1:00pm - contest begins at 1:30pm)    

Our Fall Festival would not be the same without the CRAZY Pumpkin Drop! 2:30pm near boat launch.  Sorry, NO TREBUCHET for launching pumpkins.  

A wide variety of activities will be available from 11:00 am - 3:30pm in the Open Space:

A Beer, Wine, Mead and Cocktail Tent (Open until 5pm) After the Scottville Clown Band, Bill Frary will play live until 5pm    

Fall Craft Fair    

Pumpkin Decorating, "Hillbilly Olimpiks"-the silly-themed obstacle course.    

Popular Kid's Games and a Corn Maze will be all set up in Open Space Park for all to enjoy.    

Don't miss Live Music at Stormcloud Brewing Company. Music Starts at 7pm  .The returning BEER, WINE, MEAD and COCKTAIL TENT will be in the Open Space starting at 11am. Celebrate Frankfort Beer Week with a fun Beer tent with Live Music featuring the Scottville Clown Band and Bill Frary.    

If you need more information, please stop into the Frankfort-Elberta Chamber of Commerce Office at 517 Main Street, Frankfort, email or call 231-352-7251 or email fcofc@frankfort-elberta.com.    We always need A LOT of volunteers for this event. If you can help, please call us! 

Treat or Treaters have the whole community to Trick!  Our "Country Community" is welcome to decorate their trunks and open them to distrbute their treats on Main St.  Back your vehicle in to a parking spot on Main Street  between 4th and 6th Streets so that you can distribute your treats to the Tricksters on the sidewalk.

Trick or Treating and Trunk or Treat are both 5-8pm.

Blaine Christian Church, 7018 Putney Road (corner of Joyfield and Putney Roads), invites all the women in our area to come to the church for their Annual Women’s Retreat on Saturday, November 13, 2021.  The retreat begins at 8:45 am and will conclude at 1 pm after lunch is provided.  Cost is $10 to cover costs, payable at the door.

Shannon Popkin will speak about “INVITATIONS TO SURRENDER”.  Her message will encourage us to remember that, even though God has the whole world in His hands, He still cares about our little world.

Shannon is a West Michigan wife and mom, a writer, and a speaker who has a passion to help people live like God’s word is true.  She likes to combine her gifts of humor and storytelling with her passion for Jesus and the truth of scripture (www.shannonpopkin.com)

 If you need more information, directions, or to request child care, please call the church, 231/352-9148, by the deadline of Wednesday, November 10th.  If you reach the church’s voice mail, please leave your name and include your phone number.

You and your family are welcome to get to know our church family on Sunday mornings at 8:30 am or at 11 am.  Sunday School classes for children 2 years old through adults meet at 9:45 am.

Other ways you can find out more information about Blaine Christian Church is to email us at blainechurch@gmail.com, check the church’s website, blainechristianchurch.org, or find us at Facebook.com/BlaineChristianChurch.

Looking for that special way to share the start of the holiday season with family and friends? Need to get your holiday shopping Started or Finished? Well then, you should plan to come to Frankfort and Elberta on November 27, 2021.

Begin the day with breakfast in one of the local restaurants and then check out all of the unique gift ideas from the craft and art exhibitors at the Holly Berry Art & Crafts Fair held at the Frankfort High School from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.

A suggested $2 donation will be collected this year when you enter the show. All paid entries receive a FREE $1 raffle ticket (until 2pm) for our popular annual vendor raffle! Kids 15 and under are Free.

The Softball team will be selling Holiday wreaths at the Holly Berry Arts & Crafts Fair as their annual fundraisers.

CARRIAGE RIDES

Take a complimentary Horse-Drawn Carriage Ride in Frankfort departing from Frankfort High School from 10 am - 12:00 pm.

TREE LIGHTING PLEASE NOTE:  Frankfort's Annual Tree Lighting DATE HAS CHANGED!  Tree Lighting will be December 4 at 7:00 pm at Rotary Park. (next to City Hall) - NOT the same day as Holly Berry.  Come watch as we light the BIG TREE in downtown Frankfort!  Join in and sing along as the community comes together to sing Christmas carols at this long time holiday tradition in downtown Frankfort. Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus!

Complimentary Donut Holes provided by the Frankfort-Elberta Chamber of Commerce and once again FREE Coffee and Hot Cocoa at PETALS & PERKS before and/or after the event! Mark your calendar for November 27, 2019 and plan on spending the day in the Frankfort-Elberta area.

SHOP LOCAL November 27 is also SHOP LOCAL SATURDAY, so don't forget to stop in at our fantastic downtown retail stores for great deals for the special people on your shopping list! 

If you have any questions or need further information please contact the Frankfort-Elberta Area Chamber of Commerce at 231-352-7251 or email Joanne Bartley at fcofc@frankfort-elberta.com.

"Good Tidings of Comfort and Joy"

A holiday choral concert for all.

Tickets are $10 and masks will be required.

"Good Tidings of Comfort and Joy"

A holiday choral concert for all.

Tickets are $10 and masks will be required.

"Good Tiding of Comfort and Joy"

A holiday choral concert for all.

Tickets will be $10, available at the door.

Masks will be required.  

Talk with an Expert

What is the James Webb Space Telescope and why is it a big deal? What’s going on outside our solar system? Professor Manuel Bautista of Western Michigan University will be joining the library virtually at Noon for an informal chat and presentation on Astronomy and the James Webb Space Telescope. An audience Q&A to follow. Join us at the library or attend from home via Zoom. 

Join Michigan Legacy Art Park on Saturday, Jan. 15th at 10am for an invigorating art tour! Enjoy an educational snowshoe with Executive Director Angie Quinn as she leads a tour on wooded, snowy trails to view the sculptures in the Art Park. All levels of snowshoeing experience are welcome.

“The snow is here! Snowshoeing through the Art Park is usually a new experience for many,” said Quinn. “Every season offers a unique perspective on these sculptures. Come and join us!”

Located on a 30-acre forest preserve in Benzie County on the grounds of Crystal Mountain Resort, Michigan Legacy Art Park connects visitors to the surrounding natural world through the lens of contemporary art. The Art Park embraces the beauty of the winter season, remaining open to the public every day of the year.

The tour lasts 1.5 hours and is free with $5 adult admission (complimentary for youth and veterans). Cash or credit card accepted. Additional tour dates are being planned as well on Saturday, Feb. 19^th and Saturday, March 12^th, both at 10am.

To attend the tour, meet at the Art Park trailhead at 10am on January 15, 2022. Be prepared for current weather conditions. Snowshoes are not provided but snowshoe rentals may be available from Crystal Mountain: (231) 378-2000 ext. 7000.  If there is no snow, it will be a hike.

For additional information, please visit michlegacyartpark.org or call (231) 378-4963.

February Benzonia Academy Lecture Series

“Sailing A Dangerous Lake Michigan”

Local historian Tim Foster will present “Sailing a Dangerous Lake Michigan” on Thursday, February 10, at 4:00 p.m. as part of the Benzonia Academy Lecture series.  This month's lecture will be offered live on Zoom and recorded for later viewing on the Benzie Area Historical Society’s website www.benziemuseum.org.

In his presentation, Tim will share details about the design issues of the early Great Lakes car ferry fleet and the resulting improvements.  The years covered will be 1892- through the mid-1920s.  

Tim Foster is a maritime history enthusiast whose family history in Benzie Co. dates to 1927. He is a member of the board of directors of the Benzie Area Historical Society and serves on the Programs and Community Outreach Committee.  Tim also serves on the board for The Society for the Preservation of the SS City of Milwaukee.  

This presentation is part of the Benzonia Academy Lecture Series, held on the second Thursday of each month, and offered by the Benzie Area Historical Society. To learn more about the lecture, visit the Benzie Area Historical Society’s Facebook page, their website www.benziemuseum.org or call the Benzie Area Historical Museum at (231) 882-5539.  The link to this Zoom presentation is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83640036601.

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