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At the table: Trevor Tkach

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 by SVKmp

Text: R.J. Weick For Trevor Tkach, president and chief executive officer at Traverse City Tourism in Traverse City, Michigan—formerly the Traverse City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau—the regional story is a compelling one and, for the city, it is about…

Q&A: Protecting your play

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by SVKmp

Text: R. Collins Beginning with bent knees, the anatomy of a golf swing involves working several joint groupings on the body, from wrists and elbows to hips and ankles. The twist of the upper body grinds back down onto the…

Crafted: the wine series

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 by SVKmp

Text: R. Collins For decades, Michigan has been generating a name for itself as a premier wine-making destination within the Midwest and broader United States, with about 208 wineries dotting its landscapes by 2017, according to the Michigan Craft Beverage…

American Dunes

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by SVKmp

Text: R.J. Weick Tucked behind the windswept, towering sand dunes on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in Ottawa County, Michigan, where pines have become as characteristic as the maple, beech, and hemlock before them, a golf club is undergoing…

Solution in dynamics

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 by SVKmp

The green is often the equalizer of all play on the course. Even a perfect game from tee-off and navigation of hazards to avoiding surrounding rough culminates in a test of mental and physical strength—and performance of equipment. It becomes…

Rounding the Fairways: Boyne City | Charlevoix | Petoskey

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 by SVKmp

Text: R. Collins GOLF BOYNE Golf Boyne Mountain Resort1 Boyne Mountain Road, Boyne Falls, MI 49713 With 10 championship caliber courses and three resorts to choose from, the BOYNE Golf collection of properties offers a variety of ways to enjoy the…

The Dish: Bay City

April 6, 2020April 3, 2020 by SVKmp

Text: R.Collins Opened in November 2018, Costela Brazilian Steak House brings an authentic churrascaria experience to Bay City, Michigan; the Tri-City area’s bay-side travel destination. The steakhouse is the first of its kind in the area, as its culinary practice…