Destination Guide

Destination: Northeast Michigan

While Michigan's northwest may be the more nationally known vacation region, the northeast -- or "Sunrise Coast" -- boasts a collection of small towns and natural wonders worth exploring, too.

With just more than 11,000 residents, Alpena is the Northeast's largest city on Lake Huron. Here, the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary has preserved more than 100 shipwrecks. Mackinaw City is where you can pick up a ferry to head to historic Mackinac Island, situated between the lower and upper peninsulas.

In the town of Grayling, you can set up camp to fish trout or simply explore the 129-mile Au Sable River. The only elk herd east of the Mississippi can also be found here.

Further inland, Gaylord has emerged as one of the Midwest's top destinations thanks to a mix of great golf courses and nationally acclaimed resorts. Modeled after an alpine village, it's a favorite winter getaway because of its hilly terrain. Cross-country skiing and snowmobiling are also popular when the snow falls.

Treetops Resort is the most well known of Gaylord offerings and a former host to the nationally acclaimed Threetops Shootout. The resort, which features dramatic mountain courses, includes designs from Robert Trent Jones, Sr., Tom Fazio and Rick Smith.

The Garland Resort, in the small town of Lewiston, is famous for its large cabin main lodge and four tree-lined, secluded golf courses within steps of each other.

To the east, toward Lake Huron, the golf is a little less known but is more convenient for people coming from Metro Detroit and Port Huron. A favorite retreat is Lakewood Shores Resort, which recreates the look and feel of the fames seaside courses of Scotland.

Michigan's northeast is hardly as widely known and visited compared to the northwest cities of Petoskey and Traverse City. Those who have discovered it like it that way.
 

Recommended: Treetops Resort in Gaylord


Offering 81 holes of award-winning golf by Rick Smith, Tom Fazio and Robert Trent Jones, Sr.; Treetops Resort's five courses include The Masterpiece, Premier, Signature, Tradition and America's number one par-3 course, Threetops. Treetops is the home of Rick Smith's Golf Academy (rated in the top 25 nationally) and home of the Par-3 shootout, which was televised nationally on ESPN.

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Courses

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Course City Rates from
Black Lake Golf Club
Tee Times
Onaway $34
The Natural at Beaver Creek Resort
Tee Times
Gaylord $25
Classic Course at Otsego Club Conference & Resort
Tee Times
Gaylord $15 - $35
Gaylord Golf Club
Tee Times
Gaylord $30
Alpena Golf Club
Tee Times
Alpena $40
Sugar Springs Country Club Gladwin $27 - $44
Forest Dunes Golf Club - Red Course at The Loop Roscommon $95 - $185
White Deer Country Club Prudenville $20
Forest Dunes Golf Club - Black Course at The Loop Roscommon $95 - $185
Indian River Golf Club
Tee Times
Indian River $25
Thunder Bay Golf Resort
Tee Times
Hillman $18 - $33
Loon Golf Club Gaylord $45
Loon Golf Resort - The Ridge Course Gaylord $32 - $49
Fairview Hills Golf Club Mio $8 - $34
Wicker Hills Golf Course Hale $35
Eagle Ridge Golf Club of Glennie
Tee Times
Glennie $14
Michaywe Pines Golf Course Gaylord $15 - $52
Quest Golf Club
Tee Times
Houghton Lake $20 - $37
Black Bear Golf Club
Tee Times
Vanderbilt $30 - $45
Tamaracks Golf Club
Tee Times
Harrison $10
Tribute Course at Otsego Club Conference & Resort Gaylord $45 - $69
Lakes Golf Course Gaylord $38
Forest Dunes Golf Club
Tee Times
Roscommon $119
Red Hawk Golf Club East Tawas $29 - $59
Wildwood Lakes Golf Course Wolverine $12 - $13
The Signature at Treetops Resort Gaylord $65 - $145
Stoney Links Onaway $27 - $42
The Wee-Links at Lakewood Shores Resort Au Sable $8
Singing Bridge Golf Course Tawas City $16 - $27
Cedar Valley Golf Club
Tee Times
Comins $12
Hidden River Golf & Casting Club
Tee Times
Brutus $35
Green Briar Golf Course Lupton $18 - $25
Greenbush Golf Course Greenbush $9
St. Ignace Golf & Country Club St Ignace $14 - $24
White Pine National Golf Club
Tee Times
Spruce $24
The Tradition at Treetops Resort Gaylord $55 - $110
Huron Breeze Golf Club Au Gres $17 - $34
River's Edge Golf Club Alpena $35
Rippling Rapids Golf Course Cheboygan $15 - $25
The Nightmare Golf Course
Tee Times
West Branch $27
Knoll View Golf Course & Driving Range
Tee Times
Au Gres $12
Jewel Golf Course Mackinac Island $105 - $145
Pine River Golf Club Standish $19 - $23
Pine View Highlands Golf Club Houghton Lake $20
The Gailes at Lakewood Shores Resort Oscoda $55
Swampfire Course at Garland Resort
Tee Times
Lewiston $70
Lost Lake Woods Golf Club Lincoln $18 - $29
Lakeside Golf Course Gladwin $16
Rogers City Country Club Rogers City $20 - $42
Jones Masterpiece at Treetops Resort Gaylord $65 - $145
Edgewood Greens Golf Course Prescott $19
Wawashkamo Golf Club Mackinac Island $25 - $50
Tawas Creek Golf Course
Tee Times
Tawas City $10
Devil's Knob Golf Course Harrison $5 - $11
Apple Valley Golf Course West Branch $20 - $27
Springport Hills Golf Course Harrisville $20 - $25
Threetops Par-3 at Treetops Resort Gaylord $35 - $55
Mackinaw Club Carp Lake $25 - $45
West Branch Country Club West Branch $32 - $42
Maple River Resort Brutus $15
Alpine Meadows Golf Course Gaylord $23
The Dream Golf Course West Branch $40 - $65
Grayling Country Club Grayling $19 - $29
Monarch Course at Garland Resort
Tee Times
Lewiston $70
Fox Run Country Club Grayling $22 - $25
Forest Dunes Golf Club - Bootlegger Short Course Roscommon $39
Fountains Course at Garland Resort
Tee Times
Lewiston $95
The Serradella at Lakewood Shores Resort Oscoda $28
Reflections Course at Garland Lodge & Golf Resort
Tee Times
Lewiston $70
Burning Oak Country Club
Tee Times
Roscommon $18
Cheboygan Golf & Country Club Cheboygan $19 - $39
Ye Olde Country Club Roscommon $13
Fazio Premier at Treetops Resort Gaylord $65 - $145
Mullett Lake Golf & Country Club Mullett Lake $15 - $30
The Blackshire at Lakewood Shores Resort Oscoda $55
Birch Point Golf Club Saint Helen $17.50
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