Monday Minute Newsletter

Brought to you by: Elk Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce

9/28/26 Edition

Serving the

Chain of Lakes Area

Acme * Alden * Atwood

Bellaire * Central Lake

Eastport * Ellsworth * Elk Rapids

Kewadin * Rapid City

Torch River * Williamsburg

Guide to Newsletter



  • Chamber Events
  • Job Listings
  • Events/Classes/Workshops
  • Member News/Specials/Information
  • Snapshot of Upcoming Events
  • Local Government News and Public Meetings

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Chamber News & Events

Celebrate the First Day of October at our Fall Business After Hours at Corner Drug, where you will have the chance to meet their team, taste some goodies from Masala Magic, and network with fellow business owners. Bring you business cards for prize drawings. $5 for Chamber Members, $10 for Future Chamber Members. Hope to see you there!

Celebrate. Connect. Recognize.


Join us for the Elk Rapids Area Chamber Annual Dinner Celebration on November 6 at Turtle Creek Casino & Resort for an evening of great food, connection, celebration, and recognition of the people and businesses that make our community special.


Get Your Tickets

Come celebrate with fellow Chamber members, community leaders, and friends—and enjoy an inspiring evening featuring Joe Short, founder of Short’s Brewing Company, as our featured speaker.


Nominate Someone Who Deserves to Be Recognized

Know a business, young professional, nonprofit, hometown hero, or community leader making a difference? Now is the time to nominate them for one of our 2026 Chamber Awards.

Celebrate the people. Support the businesses. Be part of the evening.



GET YOUR TICKETS - SUBMIT A NOMINATION

Read the Press Release HERE

Job Board

CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL JOB OPENINGS!

Community Events This Week

Foodie Book Club


Wednesday, September 30th - 5:30 to 7pm

Art & Connection


Join a book club for foodies! Each month we will pick a cookbook to cook from. Members will sign up for a recipe from the chosen book and make it to share at our club dinner and discussion.


Bingo


Wednesday, September 30th - 6 to 8pm

Short's Pull Barn


Wednesday nights just got better — Bingo at the Pull Barn! Grab a brew, play some games, and win big prizes. See you there!

JV Tailgate Party


Thursday, Oct 1st, 3:30 to 5:30pm

BOS Wine


Elk Rapids Fans wearing Orange and Black can order ½ off glasses of selected BOS wine before home JV Football games.

Kickoff at 6pm

A Taste of Greece


Thursday, Oct 1st, 6:00-8:00pm

Torch Lake Cafe


Join us at Torch Lake Café for a special evening of Greek wines hosted by

Karessa Willman from Great Lakes.


Gather with friends, discover a new favorite, and enjoy an appetizer as we celebrate the

wines of Greece.







Village Day at Elk Rapids Golf Club


Friday, Oct 2nd

Elk Rapids Golf Club


Join us for Village Day at Elk Rapids Golf Club at a price that honors our founding year!  

$19.24 Greens Fees All Day


Click here to make a tee time!

OCTOBER 2 - FINAL FARMERS MARKET FOR THE 2026 SEASON

Stewardship Day


Saturday, October 3rd - 9am to Noon

Grass River Natural Area


It’s time for fall cleaning! Trail grooming, garden weeding, and window shining are a few of the many tasks needed to freshen up the Grass River Nature Center in preparation for winter. No experience is necessary, just a pair of gloves and a good attitude!

Art Beat


Saturday, Oct 3rd - 10am to 5pm

Elk Rapids


It's time to celebrate Autumn with the ART BEAT gallery tour... a good cheer for 21 years with your friends from Blue Heron, Mullaly's 128 & Twisted Fish Galleries of Elk Rapids! Our fall celebration also marks a Retirement Event for Barb Mullaly who will be offering specials throughout the day. Stop in to support Barb's next adventure!


As always, this is an opportunity for guests to meet artists, mingle with friends & explore 3 great galleries' fine collections. Get stamped at each location for a chance to win a $100 Gift Certificate 

Featuring: 

Blue Heron (east side)-

Dan Reszka - Watercolor Demo at 10am 

Lauren Matsen - Watercolor Demo from 11am to 12pm

Nancy Pennell - Jelly Prints Demo from 12pm to 3pm

Mullaly's 128 (downtown)- 

Retirement Special All Day

Judith Shepelak - Colored Pencil Demo

Twisted Fish Gallery (south side) -

Art Demos throughout the day

$25 Gift Certificate Drawing on the hour

Buy Nearby Weekend


Friday-Sunday, Oct. 2-4, 2026


The Buy Nearby Guy mascot will be in Downtown Elk Rapids on Saturday,

October 3, 2026, 1:00-3:00 pm.


Click HERE for more details

 

90's Music Bingo


Saturday, Oct 3rd - 7 to 9pm

The Side Door at The Blue Pelican


Free to Play, 21 and up only

Antiques Faire


Sunday, Oct 4th - 8am to 4pm

Twisted Fish Gallery


A family friendly outdoor shopping event. Open to the public on the north grounds of Twisted Fish Gallery

Sunday Game Day


Sunday, Oct 4th - 1 to 8pm

Town Club


Come spend your Sundays with us for football, great food, cold drinks, and good company!


Click here to view the full events calendar!

Register for upcoming classes and workshops on our website! Check back often as we will be posting more classes and workshops



REGISTER FOR CLASSES/WORKSHOPS


Art and Connection

🎨965 Green Street

🎨Elk Rapids

🎨 (231) 498-2522


300 Isle of Pines

Elk Rapids, MI

(231) 264-9979


www.elkrapidslibrary.org

Library happenings, the newest of the new titles, upcoming events, Friends of the Library updates, and more! 

See website calendar for schedules

Save the Dates!

Next Week

Oct 5, Trivia at the Town Club, 7 to 9pm

Oct 6, Ribbon Cutting at the Brocante Market, 11:30am

Oct 6, Medicare Education Seminar at ER Library, 10:30 to 11:30am

Oct 7, Medicare Education Seminar at ER Library, 5:30 to 6:30pm

Oct 7, Fall Wine Dinner at Lost Cellars, 6 to 8pm

Oct 7, Amvets "Show me the Money" Game Night, 6:30 pm

Oct 8, JV Tailgate Party at BOS Wine, 3:30 to 5:30pm

Oct 8, Fall, Flannel and Friends at Townline Ciderworks, 5 to 7pm

Oct 8, End of Year Celebration at HERTH, 6 to 8pm

Oct 8, NMC Owls at Grass River, 7 to 9pm

Oct 9, Owl Prowl at Grass River, 7 to 8:30pm

Oct 9-10, Elk Rapids Fall Junk Drop Off Day

Oct 10, Alden's Harvest Festival, 10am to 4pm

Oct 10, Witches Night Out in Elk Rapids, 5 to 9pm

Oct 10, Mt. Holiday Dinner in the Hills, 5:30 to 8pm

Oct 10, Community Trivia Night at HERTH, 7 to 9pm

Oct 11, Sunday Game Day at Town Club, 1 to 8pm

Oct 11, Samels Farm Harvest Gathering, 1 to 4pm

Oct 11, Lions Football & Food Competition at Short's Pull Barn, 4 to 8pm

Oct 11, Cottage Concert at Twisted Fish Gallery, 4 to 5pm

Weekly Recurring Events

Mondays

~ Functional Mobility at ER Yoga Flow, 9:30 am

~ Mug Club Monday at Short's Pull Barn, 2 - 8 pm

~ Mahjong at Art & Connection, 12:30-3:30 pm

~ Adult Coloring Club at Art & Connection, 4-6 pm

~ Amvets Monday Meals (1st & 3rd Mon.), 5pm

~ Chess Mondays at the ER Library, 4-5:30 pm

Tuesdays

~ Elk Rapids Rotary Meeting at Masala Magic by Anita, 7:30 am

~ Vinyasa Flow at ER Yoga Flow, 9:00 am

~ Line Dance Lessons at HERTH, 10-11 am

~ Mobility + Yin at ER Yoga Flow, 10:15 am

~ Wildflower Walk at Grass River Natural Area, 10:30 am to Noon

~ Tech Help at ER District Library, 1-2:30 pm

~ Scrabble Club at Art & Connection, 1-3 pm

~ Art Group at Art & Connection, 2-4 pm (2nd Tuesday only)

~ Creative Art Journaling Group, 4-6 pm (every other Tuesday)

Wednesdays

~ Kundalini at Elk Rapids Yoga Flow, 9:30 am

~ Bikes, Bubbles & Books at the Norte Chain Hub, 10:30 to 11:30 am

~ Island House Readers Book Club-ERDL, 12-1:30 pm (1st Wednesday of the month)

~ Wine Club Wednesdays at BOS Wine, 12-6 pm

~ Euchre at Art & Connection, 1-4 pm

~ Crafternoons Open Studio at Art & Connection, 1-4 pm

~ Gentle Stretch & Flow at ER Yoga Flow, 5:30 pm

Thursdays

~ Strength & Flexibility at ER Yoga Flow, 9 am

~ Human Reformer Pilates at ER Yoga Flow, 10:15 am

~ Family Playgroup at Grass River Natural Area, 10:30 am (Every Other Week)

~ Storytime at the Elk Rapids District Library, 10:30-11:30 am

~ Puzzle and Pour at BOS Wine, 12 pm

~ Mahjong at Art & Connection, 12:30-3:30 pm

~ Tech Help at the ER District Library, 1-2:30 pm

~ ER Knitters at the ER District Library, 2-4 pm

~ Euchre at the Side Door at the Blue Pelican, 6:30 pm

Fridays

~ Vin Yin at Elk Rapids Yoga Flow, 9:00 am

~ Functional Mobility at ER Yoga Flow, 10:15 am

~ Storytime for all at the ER District Library, 10:30-11:30 am

~ Friday Fish Fry at the Blue Pelican Inn, 4-9 pm

~ Friday Night Fish Fry at the Town Club, 5 pm

Saturdays

~ Vinyasa Flow at Elk Rapids Yoga Flow, 9:30 am

~ Authentic Mexican food and farm activities at Providence Farms, 9 am-5:30 pm

~ Euchre at Art & Connection, 6:30- 9 pm (every other Saturday)

Sundays

~ Restorative Yoga at ER Yoga Flow (every 3rd Sunday), 6:00 pm

Member News and Specials

Fall at Hubbell Farms is here! Looking for a fall day out without driving far? Come spend it at the farm with:

  • U-Pick apples
  • Wagon rides
  • Corn maze
  • Apple cannon
  • Fall baked goods

Whether you’re stopping out for apples and something fresh from the bakery or making an afternoon of it with the family, we’re ready for fall at Hubbell Farms.


See all of our fall activities, pricing and details: https://www.hubbellfarmsmi.com/fall-activities

Did you know:

  • Raven Hill encompasses nearly 170 acres dedicated to exploration, discovery, and hands-on learning.
  • Their campus includes far more than the Main Museum. Visitors can explore outdoor exhibits, gardens, trails, the Tree House, the Evolving Technology building, the Schoolhouse, and our Woodshop learning space.
  • Their trail system connects visitors to neighboring protected lands, including the Little Traverse Conservancy's Raven Ridge Preserve.
  • Raven Hill serves learners of every age, from preschoolers and school groups to families, adults, and lifelong learners.


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