About Empire

Empire Village is 30 miles west of Traverse City where M72 intersects M22. M22 is a scenic road that traces the entire waterfront perimeter of Leelanau County. Empire is at the center of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. High bluffs along the Lake Michigan shore offer spectacular hiking with some of the finest views of the dunes beyond the Bar Lakes. Summer homes that lie along these shores and day visitors to the dunes rely on the markets, shops and restaurants in Empire.