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Bahle Farms’ owners tee up for new season

May 9, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Bahle Farms Golf Course The new owners of Bahle Farms Golf Course in Suttons Bay, Michigan—Crosley Duckmann and his father, Mark Duckmann—are ready for their first full golf season operating the business as owners. They…

Gaylord Golf Mecca’s 2022 Tour Golf Package

March 3, 2022 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Courtesy of Gaylord Golf Club, Courtesy of Black Lake Golf Club, Kevin Frisch Within an approximately 45-minute drive in the Gaylord, Michigan area, the Gaylord Golf Mecca totals 17 golf courses, making it the perfect…

Fall on the Mountain

September 17, 2021 by Rachel Weick

Text: R. Collins // Photography: Crystal Mountain Resort Just southwest of Traverse City, near Frankfort and shortly off the coast of Lake Michigan, Crystal Mountain Resort is an all-inclusive resort experience in one of Michigan’s most beloved areas for travel.…

Northern Michigan lifestyle

July 14, 2021 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Cindy Blasius, RE/MAX Lighthouse “Northern Michigan is great. Within our little nucleus up here, we have about 30 different golf courses. We really have something for everybody,” said Cindy Blasius, a licensed realtor with RE/MAX…

The Apple of the Great Lakes Bay Region

June 28, 2021 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Apple Mountain In the heart of Michigan’s six-city Great Lakes Bay Region, Apple Mountain in Freeland, Michigan not only features a par-72 championship golf course and golf passes for unlimited time on the generous fairways,…

The beachfront stay-and-play

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 by Rachel Weick

Text: Brenna Buckwald // Photography: Brian Walters Photography Atop rolling hills near the edge of Lake Michigan, Manitou Passage Golf Club in Cedar, Michigan provides golfers with an Arnold Palmer signature course play that is just a short drive from…