• Except as specified in section 7, all persons participating in indoor gatherings are required to wear a face mask. Exceptions in section 7 of the order include individuals who:
• Are fully vaccinated persons;
• Are younger than 2 years old;
• Cannot medically tolerate a face mask;
• Are eating or drinking while seated in a designated area or at a private residence
• Read the full exceptions list in Section 7

1. Infection control plans
2. Food and beverage service requirements

• Businesses are required to, "...make(s) a good faith effort to ensure that all persons at their establishment (including employees) comply with section 6(a)."
• A "good faith effort" may include any of the following:
• posting a sign notifying people that wearing a mask is required unless a person falls into a specified exception;
• asking patrons not wearing masks whether they fall into a specified exception;
• requiring face masks of all patrons and employees;
• or any other policy designed to ensure compliance with section 6(a)

• Allows in-person work for all sectors of business

• Lifts the curfew on restaurants and bars
• Increases indoor capacity at sports stadiums to 25%
• Increases indoor capacity at conference centers/banquet halls/funeral homes to 25%
• Increases capacity at exercise facilities and gyms to 50%

• Lifts all indoor percentage capacity limits, requiring only social distancing between parties
• Further relaxes limits on residential social gatherings

• Lifts the Gatherings and Face Masks Order such that MDHHS will no longer employ broad mitigation measures unless unanticipated circumstances arise, such as the spread of vaccine-resistant variants

• Review the sample application, program guide, and cross-program eligibility chart on SBA COVID-19 relief options. SBA also added screenshots of the application portal that are available here.
• Applications must be submitted in English or Spanish. SBA has documents in additional languages to help you understand eligibility requirements, fill out applications, and answer frequently asked questions. See the additional languages and materials here.
• If you were unable to attend one of the webinars held earlier this week which covered program details and a demonstration of the application portal, you can watch the recording here.

• Restaurants
• Food stands, food trucks, food carts
• Caterers
• Bars, saloons, lounges, taverns
• Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
• Bakeries (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)
• Brewpubs, tasting rooms, taprooms (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)
• Breweries and/or microbreweries (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)
• Wineries and distilleries (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)
• Inns (onsite sales of food and beverage to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)
• Licensed facilities or premises of a beverage alcohol producer where the public may taste, sample, or purchase products

• ESLA Board Hired a Drone Lake Photographer
• Call for Volunteer Help!
• Water Quality Monitoring
• 3 Boat Wash Days!
• The Life and Times of the Hex Mayfly!
• Blue-Green Algae in Northern Michigan/Golden Brown Algae in Torch Lake
• It's A Shore Thing Meeting Schedule
• Healthy Lakes Landscaping, and more........

Art Rapids' popular Summer Clay Camp is planned for July 13-16, 2021 at the Walk of Art Sculpture Park. We have two separate camps, one for 5 to 8 year-olds in the mornings and one for 8 to 12 year-olds in the afternoons. This year's theme is Putting A Face on Trees for the younger kids ($85 for three mornings) and Totem for the North Woods for the older kids ($125 for four afternoons).

Registration opens May 1, 2021 . Please visit www.artrapids.org for a full description and to enroll. 

• Marty and his wife are from Rockford Michigan. He sings and plays a variety of oldies and gospel tunes.

• This local banjo band plays a toe-tapping mixture of songs from the Great American Songbook, folk, bluegrass, country, and pop.

• Most recently known as “Simply Frank,” Billy has broadened his repertoire to add Brian, Paul, and Pete to his song choices.

• Classically trained, Peter plays early American ragtime piano masterfully.

• Singing the classics with fun and flair.

• Enjoy the songs of the big band era and more.

• Songs we can’t forget – music of the 30s, 40s, and 50s.

• Local band that specializes in traditional bluegrass gospel tunes.

• Bring a little sunshine your way with a variety of toe-tapping and uplifting music.

• Local group using vintage acoustic instruments, like the hammerd dulcimer and the bowed psaltery, to perform lively Celtic and folk music.
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• Piano Lessons
• Music Composition & Theory
• All Ages Welcome-
• In Elk Rapids,
• call (248) 648-9741 or (231) 498-2181
• Healthy Safety Protocols Observed
• Gift Certificates Available
• Piano Lessons are available year-round.