Cultural Amenities & Places Of Worship

The Village of Benzonia is quaint, friendly and walkable. Close to Crystal Lake and Lake Michigan, it is home to delicious restaurants, shops, parks, and grocery stores plus a library and museum.

Art/Culture

Mills Community House

Located in the heart of Benzonia
Historical Building built in 1909 – used now as venue to provide arts, cultural, and educational opportunities to the community
Benzonia Public Library located on the second floor
Meeting place of Benzie Area Historical Society
Hosts summer concerts
Benzie County Community Chorus
Monarch Waystation Garden
Garden designed to help with butterfly migration
Many Educational Programs for the community
Summer Reading Program
Writing & Drawing Classes
Gardening Clinics
Readings & Meet and Greets with Michigan Authors (most recently Ellen Airgood)
Lectures on Local History

Interlochen Center for the Arts

History Museums

Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum - There are at least 9 lighthouses in the general area, they seem to be a large part of the area’s history and culture.
Benzie Area Historical Museum
Great lakes Children’s Museum
The Music House Museum
Guntzviller’s Spirit of the Woods Museum
Cognition

Extensive schedule of art/history/culture festivals in the area

National Cherry Festival / Sutton’s Bay Art Festival / Northwest Michigan Fair / Point Oneida Fair (traditional German American) / Buckley Old Engine Show / Frankfort Art Fair / Downtown Traverse City Art Fair / Cedar Polka Fest to name a few.