Northern Michigan – The Golf Explorer

Grand Traverse Resort opens early, anticipates booming season

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 by SVKmp

Text: R. Collins After a wildly successful last season, the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa’s three distinctive golf courses—The Bear, The Wolverine, and Spruce Run—have opened early in anticipation of another great season. After a 14-week off-season, the shortest in…

This spring, Make It Benzie

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson Golf as well as hiking, biking, mushroom hunting, bird watching, and wildflower viewing are just some of the things to explore in Benzie County—and it’s never too early to begin spring plans for a visit to the…

Forest Dunes starts construction on new 10-hole, par-3 course

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 by SVKmp

Text: Greg Johnson In Roscommon, Michigan, the highly regarded northern Michigan golf retreat of Forest Dunes Golf Club is adding a 10-hole, par-3 course designed by Riley Johns and Keith Rhebb to its collection—a portfolio that already comprises the award-winning…

Stay-and-play at Dunmaglas

August 17, 2018 by SVKmp

With eight new cottages, Dunmaglas Golf Course invites golfers to stay at its scenic destination. Text: Greg Johnson Dunmaglas Golf Course in Charlevoix, Michigan, which is a gem of sweeping greens in a rustic setting among the trees in one…

Make it Benzie: the little county featuring big fun

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 by SVKmp

By Greg Johnson The Benzie County Visitors Bureau, which is a nonprofit organization working to promote the county and region for tourism businesses and visitors, announced earlier this month it will be now known as Make It Benzie. While it…

Tee up more than just golf, Traverse City style

April 24, 2017March 9, 2018 by SVKmp

Northern Michigan has already earned its chops as a premier golf destination; boasting some of the best courses in the country. But it’s not just the caliber of golf that makes the Mitten State’s little pinky area so desirable. Sure,…

BOYNE Golf: Planning Your 2017 Trip to the Epicenter of ‘America’s Summer Golf Capital’

September 30, 2016March 9, 2018 by SVKmp

Home to 10 premier golf courses spanning three resorts, BOYNE has long been synonymous with golf in northern Michigan. It all started 50 years ago when founder Everett Kircher hired world-famous architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. to put Boyne Highlands…

The Petoskey Area: Your 2017 Northern Michigan Adventure

September 28, 2016March 9, 2018 by SVKmp

For the perfect golf getaway, head for the Petoskey Area of northern Michigan. Named #2 in the country for its concentrated golf quality by Golf Magazine; not only is the quality of the courses in the area exceptional, but also…