Harbor Shores A little over three hours south of Arcadia Bluffs we made the last stop at Harbor Shores Resort in Benton Harbor. It’s the home of a Jack Nicklaus Signature course, which will host the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship for the seventh time this month. The course meanders through inland terrain on holes 1–6 and the dunes on 7–9, where Lake Michigan vistas appear. Holes 10–13 feature rolling hills, ravines and a hardwood forest, while holes 14–18 play along the Paw Paw River and various wetlands. The course is the shining star of the massive revitalization of the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph community led by Whirlpool, a company that was founded in Benton Harbor in 1911. More than 13 years ago, Whirlpool took its corporate citizenship commitment to another level, working with the two cities and other stakeholders to realize their vision of using a golf venue to revitalize the area. More than three-million square feet of dilapidated buildings were demolished and 140,000 tons of waste material — some of it toxic — were removed. The end result, a championship-caliber golf course, the comfortable Inn at Harbor Shores, real estate opportunities and even a high-rise condo building. But beyond all the good feelings of the revitalization project, Harbor Shores is a golf course worth playing. A little further south sits American Dunes, a dramatic Nicklaus renovation, associated with the Folds of Honor charity. It is a relatively new renovation and has helped draw thousands of golfers to the Southwest M i c h i g a n coastline. Michigan Golf Journal
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