Welcome to Empire, Michigan

Empire is a small village of about 400 people, located on the Lake Michigan side of the Leelanau Peninsula in northwest lower Michigan. Traverse City is a short drive to the east. Glen Arbor is even closer, to the north.

Empire is surrounded by the Sleeping Bear Dunes National lakeshore, and is a dynamic natural paradise with four very different seasons.

Area links

Sleeping Bear Dunes Visitors Bureau

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce



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