At the table: Trevor Tkach
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…
Celebrating Bucks Run
Text: R. Collins Bucks Run Golf Club in Mount Pleasant, Michigan was built on the site of an old gravel mining operation that had sat vacant for the majority of the 1990s. As of July 1st, 2020, the premier golf…
The fairway destination
Text: Brenna Buckwald Only one thing can make spending a day playing golf even better— staying the night in a resort and waking up the next day ready to do it all over again. Luckily, for people who love to…
Q&A: Protecting your play
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
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
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…
The clubhouse vernacular
Text: R.J. Weick “Golf course design, as I’ve learned through many of the designers we’ve worked with, is its own very specific, emotional, technical, and spiritual journey, and an environmental and landscape one,” said James. D. Nordlie, AIA, president of…
Rounding the Fairways: Boyne City | Charlevoix | Petoskey
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
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…
Creating a Classic Detroit legacy
Detroit, a city rich in industry, music, and design, will once again host the PGA Tour this spring as touring professionals tee off on a classic Donald Ross course at the 120-year-old Detroit Golf Club as they vie for a…