Later in the afternoon passing along the boardwalk and beaches you can’t help but to look over at the shiny blue waters of Grand Traverse Bay, a portion of Lake Michigan that reaches down between two wine bearing Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsulas that anchor what I and apparently many others consider a world renowned [...]

Garland Lodge & Resort – Lewiston, Michigan How’s this for an introduction? Play 72 holes of championship golf without ever having to move your car! Caught your interest yet? Garland Lodge & Resort boasts 4 championship golf courses that all start from one pro shop. Just park, check in and never get back into the [...]

Great Golf… Some Wine… More Great Golf Throughout all my years of traveling and working in the southern USA I never would have thought that I would find hospitality that would rival that of the south. To my surprise, here I was in northern Michigan doing a double check on where I was – Yup, [...]

Now I ask… Do you really need the extra amenities? How often you do you really use the sauna, pool, exercise club, fine dining or concierge service? And more importantly, do you like spending extra for these? Most golfers I talk to at golf & travel shows are only interested in three things – golfing, [...]

Tiger likes hanging out in the neighborhood, so does Ray Floyd, and it wasn’t too bad for Michael Letzig either. The neighborhood is Grand Blanc, Michigan – a suburb of Flint. Just a couple of weeks ago, Tiger Woods coasted to a 3-shot victory in the Buick Open for the 69th of his career. And [...]

I must admit to an instant affinity with the Garland Resort the moment we pulled up to the grand entranceway. Boasting the largest log lodge east of the Mississippi River, it immediately brought back memories of golfing at Chateaux Montebello in Quebec and flashbacks of my parents log homestead in Burnt River, Ontario. I can’t [...]