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September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 by Rachel Weick
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Lost Dunes Golf Club, Speckman Photography To many, golf is an escape from the stresses of everyday life. Breathing in fresh air while out on a golf course with a club in one’s hand often…
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Tour de fairways and greens

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 by Rachel Weick
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Apple Mountain, Island Resort and Casino Part III of III In the final installment of this series, The Golf Explorer: Michigan's Journal to Incredible Golf Magazine has compiled a couple more golf courses around Michigan…
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Tour de fairways and greens

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 by Rachel Weick
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Brian Walters, Nile Young, Courtesy of HawksHead Links Golf Course Part II of III In this continued series, The Golf Explorer: Michigan's Journal to Incredible Golf Magazine has assembled a list of golf courses around…
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Tour de fairways and greens

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 by Rachel Weick
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Brian Walters Photography, Gaylord Area Convention & Tourism Bureau PART I of III Remote work combined with indoor restrictions has led to a great number of people trying new hobbies and expanding their leisure time…
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The Dish: Shkodé Chophouse

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 by Rachel Weick
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Courtesy of Gun Lake Casino After experiencing the buzz and bright lights of gaming at Gun Lake Casino in Wayland, Michigan, guests looking to relax in warm ambiance and enjoy a flame-grilled meal, artisan cocktails,…
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RedWater Golf Clubs

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 by Rachel Weick
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Courtesy of RedWater Macatawa Golf Club of Holland, Muskegon Country Club of Muskegon, StoneWater Country Club of Caledonia, Sunnybrook Country Club of Grandville, Thousand Oaks Golf Club of Grand Rapids, and Watermark Country Club of…
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Summer play at Bucks Run

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 by Rachel Weick
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Courtesy Bucks Run Golf Club This golf season, Bucks Run Golf Club in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, welcomes players to join in on the fun—playing a round on the 18-hole Jerry Matthews-designed course, competing in various…
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Preserved, by design

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 by Rachel Weick
Wine has inspired poets, winemakers, and enthusiasts for millennia. Each barrel, bottle, and glass represent a pursuit, a labor of love, to capture a richness of heritage, terroir, story, and craft in a single vessel—characteristics of which are at times…
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American Dunes Golf Club

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by Rachel Weick
17000 LINCOLN ST | GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN Roughly 15 years ago at Grand Haven Golf Club, a golf tournament called Patriot Golf Day inspired the formation of Folds of Honor, a nonprofit organization established the following year to pay-it-forward to…
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The Great Lakes State escapes

May 19, 2022 by Rachel Weick
Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Nile Young, A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort, Lakewood Shores Resort, Manitou Passage, Gaylord Area Convention & Tourism Bureau Part II of II In this continued series from the latest edition of The Golf Explorer: Michigan’s Journal to…
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