In Michigan, golf courses and resorts do double duty. There is no better place to play golf than Northern Michigan in the summer months, but in the winter, while fluffy white snow covers golf courses, skiing becomes the sport of choice. Here are a few of Michigan’s resorts that offer both golf and skiing. BOYNE Resort Everyone knows that BOYNE Resort with its 10 magnificent golf courses is one of the premier I n t h e W i n t e r , Skiing Rather Than Golf Is the Sport of Choice for Michigan Golf Courses By Fred Altvater golf resorts in the nation. In the winter it is also one of the largest ski resorts. With 60 ski runs at the Mountain Resort and another 55 runs at the Highlands, they serve several thousand skiers every day. Evert Kircher, along with two partners, purchased 40 acres on BOYNE Mountain in 1947 and the Kirchner family has operated the property since that time. When he purchased the Highlands property in the mid-1960’s, Kircher commissioned Robert Trent Jones to build the Heather course and now BOYNE Resort features ten championship golf courses at the Highlands, the Mountain and Bay Harbor. Treetops Resort It all began when Ouelette “Lin” Meade opened the Sylvan Knob Ski Area in 1954. Harry Melling Michigan Golf Journal
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