Birdies and Bogies in Bavaria – Golf in Saginaw Michigan

Birdies and Bogies in Bavaria – Saginaw MI by Dave Finn

“Am I in a holodeck on Star Trek’s Voyager?” –  because suddenly I had been transported  into the quaint Bavarian-style tourist town of Frankenmuth which could very well have been transplanted from the German Alps.  Frankenmuth, “Michigan’s Little Bavaria,” is billed as Michigan’s number one tourist destination hosting over 3 million visitors each year.  It hosts several festivals throughout the year and is known the world over for their fabulous chicken dinners.

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Stratford Ontario – Theatre of the Mind

By Laura Byrne-Paquet

Stratford ON – We came for the theatre, but it was the swans and the food that captured our hearts in Stratford, Ontario.

First, the play. We saw Colm Feore in King Lear, and Feore was fantastic. However, after the show, we still had a few days to fill, and that’s where the birds and the restaurants came in.

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Golf in Primland Virginia

Primland Resort Virginia – A Majestic Mountain Masterpiece

Imagine waking up and stepping outside your room to the mist gently rising from the immaculately manicured 10^th or 18^th fairway while the sun slowly peaks over the Blue Ridge Mountains. A sight to behold indeed!

I’ve been fortunate enough in my lifetime to not only play some of the most outstanding and recognizable golf courses in the world, but also many of the finest new courses.  Recently I had the privilege of playing the 2008 Golf Digest #1 ranked “America’s Best New Public Course over $75”.   What a treat indeed!  Possibly my favorite mountain course ever!

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