<![CDATA[ Pure Michigan Travel - Saugatuck Outdoors Highlights ]]> http://www.michigan.org http://www.michigan.org/global/images/puremichiganlogo2.gif <![CDATA[ Pure Michigan Travel - Saugatuck Outdoors Highlights ]]> http://www.michigan.org Copyright © 2012 Michigan Economic Development Corporation. 300 N. Washington Sq., Lansing, MI 48913 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:44:03 GMT 60 <![CDATA[ Private Golf Lessons for One ]]> http://www.michigan.org/Things-to-Do/Deals/Detail.aspx?ContentId=9069EDB3-D8A8-439B-B5B8-6A6AD80D0634 http://www.michigan.org/Things-to-Do/Deals/Detail.aspx?ContentId=9069EDB3-D8A8-439B-B5B8-6A6AD80D0634 2/8/2011 - 12/31/2012

Looking for some private individual instruction to firm up your putting or increase your drive, we can arrange for some personal golf lessons for you with some of this area's best Teaching Professionals. Spend a night or two at Sherwood Forest B & B and team up with one the best golf instructors the Ravines (an Arnold Palmer Signature Championship Golf Course) has to offer. You'll receive an awesome golf lesson that's geared to help your game and lower your handicap. Depending on which skill's you're looking to improve, from full swing to chipping and putting, even bunker and lob shots. When you're done with these lessons you'll receive the knowledge and confidence for your next 18 holes. A great way to enjoy Saugatuck golf as it was meant to be. Here's what you get with a one or two night stay, a room at Sherwood Forest B & B, a 30-50 minute golf lesson with a guaranteed lesson time at The Ravines Golf Club and some great dinner recommendations so you don't have to do the hit and miss thing, the cost of this package is from $166-$505 (Prices vary depending on whether you stay Sunday through Thursday or on the weekend). To book this package call us at (800) 838-1246. ]]> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Charter Fishing ]]> http://www.michigan.org/Things-to-Do/Deals/Detail.aspx?ContentId=68FFFD77-EBAD-462B-B69B-646358685A0B http://www.michigan.org/Things-to-Do/Deals/Detail.aspx?ContentId=68FFFD77-EBAD-462B-B69B-646358685A0B 2/9/2011 - 2/9/2012

Sherwood Forest B&B is offering an extraordinary package that includes some awesome lodging plus some great fishing with Best Chance Charters, Saugatuck, Michigan's premiere fishing experts. Whether you're a novice who wants special attention or an experienced angler who is looking for more of a hands-on trip, their professional staff is prepared to help make your Saugatuck fishing charter experience a highlight of your visit. You'll get one or two nights at Sherwood Forest B&B plus a fishing trip on Lake Michigan and some awesome bragging rights when you return home. The cost runs from $608 to $985, depending on the time of year and the room. For more info or to book this package, call (800) 838-1246. ]]> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Sherwood Forest & The Ravines Golf Club - Midweek ]]> http://www.michigan.org/Things-to-Do/Deals/Detail.aspx?ContentId=546BB8C2-10FC-4A48-BC72-065FE0B7EB16 http://www.michigan.org/Things-to-Do/Deals/Detail.aspx?ContentId=546BB8C2-10FC-4A48-BC72-065FE0B7EB16 2/9/2011 - 12/31/2012

Spend one night midweek at the Sherwood Forest B & B, and we'll arrange for you to play at The Ravines, an Arnold Palmer Signature Championship Golf Course, a sweeping, eighteen-stanza epic, where nature meets sport in ways you simply must witness to believe. Enjoy Saugatuck Golf as it was meant to be. Here's what you get with a one night stay (additional nights available at regular room price), a room at Sherwood Forest B & B, 18 holes of golf for two (with a cart) with a guaranteed tee time at The Ravines and some great dinner recommendations so you don't have to do the hit and miss thing, the cost of this package is from $317-$381. To book this package, call us at (800) 838-1246. ]]> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Beaches ]]> http://www.michigan.org/News/Detail.aspx?ContentId=3F033F3C-A2CF-463C-8765-5E2857A00B93 http://www.michigan.org/News/Detail.aspx?ContentId=3F033F3C-A2CF-463C-8765-5E2857A00B93 In a state with 3,200 miles of freshwater coastline and 11,000 inland lakes, beach season is something Michigan excels in and celebrates.

In Michigan, you’ll find public access to beaches at pocket parks and at miles-long stretches of Great Lakes shoreline, from the southeast corner of the state on Lake Erie, along the outline of the Mitten on Lakes Huron and Michigan, and around the jagged reaches of the Upper Peninsula all the way to Lake Superior. Crisscross the two peninsulas to find county and state parks and recreational areas with inland lakes of all sizes that boast sandy beaches and water temperatures warmer than those of the four Great Lakes.

Sandcastle building, intense games of beach volleyball, climbing dunes, rock hounding, playing in the waves, soaking up the rays, or watching the peaceful sunrise and vibrant sunset are some of the ways to enjoy Michigan’s beach scene. So grab your towel, sand pail, and that book you’ve been meaning to read, and head to the water’s edge and the sandy shores of Pure Michigan.

    

Great, Great Lakes Beaches

Sleeping Bear Dunes; Empire, MI -Courtesy of Maciej CzechowskiTwo Lake Michigan beaches top list for Best Great Lakes Beaches.  >more
    

    

A Beach Sampler

Beach in Union Pier -Courtesy of Joe HillMichigan has hundreds of beaches on lakes of all sizes, each with its own vibe –from the bustle of a resort town to the solitude of the wilderness. Wide, sugary and sandy or a stone-strewn rockhound’s dream, Michigan has beaches that please. >more 
    

    

Not Just for Suntans anymore

Lightning McQueen at Beach in Grand Haven -Courtesy of Grand Haven Chamber of CommerceIn Michigan you are never more than six miles from a body of water and 85 miles from a Great Lake. With 3,200 miles of freshwater coastline touching the Great Lakes of Erie, Huron, Superior and Michigan there are plenty of great beaches to relax in the summer sun, or to head out for swimming, boating, fishing and other water adventures.  >more 
    

]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:42:27 GMT <![CDATA[ Saugatuck Highlights ]]> http://www.michigan.org/Rss/Highlights/Saugatuck-G3526.aspx http://www.michigan.org/Rss/Highlights/Saugatuck-G3526.aspx Saugatuck--One of Yahoo! Travel's Great American Beachtowns!  Michigan's featured Beachtowns, Saugatuck and Douglas are known as "The Art Coast of Michigan". Artists, smitten by the natural beauty of the area’s rolling grassy dunes and white sand beaches (among the top 25 in the world according to Condé Nast International Travel Magazine), have taken up residence and established studios and galleries. These, along with unique shops, fine dining, exquisite lodging,  special events and many attractions like golfing, dune rides, boat cruises, hiking, swimming, professional summer theater, jazz and chamber music--lure visitors from far and wide.  At the same time, Saugatuck and Douglas have maintained the charm of small-town rural America.

]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2000 05:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Michigan Outdoors Highlights ]]> http://www.michigan.org/Rss/Highlights/Michigan-Outdoors-G42,G3999.aspx http://www.michigan.org/Rss/Highlights/Michigan-Outdoors-G42,G3999.aspx The Michigan outdoors offers adventure and activities for the truest outdoor enthusiast. The Michigan outdoors is where the nation's largest fresh water coastline - surrounded by Michigan's Great Lakes - invite us to swim, boat and sink our toes in the sandy Michigan beaches. Take a Michigan outdoor adventure with over 3,100 miles of ORV trails, twisting through national and Michigan state parks. Where 11,000 inland lakes are teeming with fishing stories waiting to be told, the Michigan outdoors is a prime destination for all ranges of fishing expertise. Come outside and play among the wind, water, earth and sky of Pure Michigan outdoors.

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