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A Selection Of Great Dining Options, That Just Keeps Growing

Pictured is Main St Market pan seared Alaskan halibut w/ citrus chive butter, au gratin potatoes, and asparagus. It was a recent summer Thursday evening and Main Street in Gaylord offered sensory overload in sounds of live music, the smell of a great variety of food and people watching. In the…

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People of the Mecca: Gaylord Country Club Superintendent Paul Holmes Produces Great Greens

GAYLORD – Paul Holmes deflects the credit for the wonderfully consistent greens at Gaylord Country Club as easily as the 18 gems roll. “Good crew and we focus on them,” he said. “We don’t do anything special. They are not USGA, just push-up greens and we try to keep them…

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Treetops Hosts Inspirational North American Association of One Armed Golfers Championship

  Xander Dobreff of Washington Township north of Detroit was on the No. 1 tee of the Masterpiece at Treetops Resort Monday morning a little bit stressed and a lot fired up about playing in the North American Association of One Armed Golfers Championship. “I’m ready and I think everybody…

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Michaywe' The Pines Caddie Program

Michaywe’ Pines Caddie Program from left to right: Conrad Code, Noah Kole, Kyle Putnam, Joe Colliton, Ken Mertz, Brendon Gouin, Mike Valuet and Joey Crensheck. One day a bag service worker for The Pines at Michaywe’ asked golf professional Judy Mason if she knew of any place downstate where he might…

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Service with a Smile: The Loon Resort Bus Driver Goes the Extra Mile for Guests

Tom Gilbert is the bus driver at The Loon Resort and one of the great customer service characters of the Gaylord Golf Mecca. A 76-year-old former policeman, truck driving examiner and instructor and more, Gilbert is the energetic man behind the wheel of the shiny black 12-passenger Mercedes bus that…

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Classic Indian River Golf Club Newest Member of Gaylord Golf Mecca

INDIAN RIVER – Indian River Golf Club was founded in 1923, and has aged divinely through the test of time, while the Gaylord Golf Mecca was established as a cooperative marketing effort of Northern Michigan golf courses in the heart of the state 30 years ago this year. The two…

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Golf Going Strong as Renovations and Improvements Continue at Treetops

GAYLORD – Painters are painting and things are taking on a shiny new look in many places. The renovations and improvements for The Lodge and The Inn at Treetops Resort, which started last fall after the resort secured a $4.5 million USDA loan, are progressing rapidly and clearly in full…

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Gaylord Golf Mecca Celebrates 30 Years as Dynamic Destination

Northern Michigan lumber town enjoys economic impact from golf travelers  Gaylord, MI – Things changed dramatically in 1987 for what had been predominantly a Northern Michigan lumber town since the 19th century. Gaylord, known as the Alpine Village, found economic growth with the golf industry, and this summer the Gaylord…

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Northern Michigan Benefits from Daily Air Service Between Dallas (DFW) and Traverse City (TVC)

By: GolfPRGuy The Golf Mecca of Gaylord, Michigan ready to host Texas golfers on American Airlines Gaylord, MI – Golf travelers in the Dallas, Texas region have something to be very excited about this summer, as the Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) in Traverse City, Michigan located in beautiful Northern Michigan,…

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Black Lake and Smith Signature Among GOLF Magazine’s “Best Courses Near Your”

By: GolfPRGuy Two of the top golf courses in the Gaylord Golf Mecca, the Smith Signature at Treetops Resort and Black Lake Golf Club have been selected among “The Best Courses Near You” by GOLF Magazine. Black Lake, located in Onaway, was ranked No. 6 and the Smith Signature No….

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