Gaylord / Frederic - January 28, 2007 Gaylord / Frederic - January 20, 2007 Friday Jan 19 -- Snow all day today gave us about 5-6 inches and the forecast is for that much tonight. Gaylord / Frederic - December 7, 2006 Winter arrived in the Gaylord area shortly after 9 am last Friday. This is the first time winter came while I was having coffee with the boys. The streets were bare when I went into the Sugar Bowl and an hour later we had 2-3 inches and the snow plows were out. It came that Fast. Signature - Rick Smith - Treetops -- September 14, 2006 I personally think Rick had a lot of help with The Signature because the Good Lord gave him a great chunk of land to work with and Mother Nature did her work to put unsurpassed beauty to that land. Rick just had to figure out how to get golf holes to work with the land and still keep the beauty. In this he did a wonderful job. The Signature - Rick Smith Review - Treetops Resort Website Signature - Rick Smith - Treetops -- September 14, 2006 If you love the solitude and beauty of nature, want a little challenge to your game and putting skills you will have to go a long way to find a better course that puts this all in one package. The Signature - Rick Smith Review - Treetops Resort Website Signature - Rick Smith - Treetops -- September 14, 2006 When you are standing on the tees the fairways give you the impression you can't miss them but, chances are it won't take long to get back to reality. A lot of the fairways are down or up a small valley and a shot a little off line has a good chance to get kicked back to the fairway. Those that don't make it back to the fairway will give you a whole new set of problems. The Signature - Rick Smith Review - Treetops Resort Website Signature - Rick Smith - Treetops -- September 14, 2006 This course is sloped at 123 from the whites and 140 from the black so that should tell you it is not and easy course. It's challenging but it's also one you will want to play again. The Signature - Rick Smith Review - Treetops Resort Website The Tribute at the Otsego Club - July 10, 2006 The Tribute is another great addition, added in 2002, to the Gaylord Golf Mecca. This course is built on some of the most scenic land the Sturgeon valley has to offer. You will have views overlooking vast hardwood hills and valleys. The Tribute - Review - The Otsego Club - Website The Tribute at the Otsego Club - July 10, 2006 The natural beauty of the land this course is built on is what Northern Michigan is all about. -- The Tribute - Review - The Otsego Club - Website The Tribute at the Otsego Club - July 10, 2006 Most of the fairways of the Tribute are tree lined with large hardwoods and great views. This is a course you will want to bring your camera along with you. -- The Tribute - Review - The Otsego Club - Website The Tribute at the Otsego Club - July 10, 2006 The par fours are a nice mixture of views and challenges. Some play uphill, some downhill. You will face doglegs, marshes, ravines and deep grass. Trees in most cases are not a problem because of the wide fairways. Deep ravines could be. -- The Tribute - Review - The Otsego Club - Website The Tribute at Otsego Club - July 10, 2006 All in all The Tribute is a fun, challenging course with scenic views you will not find on many courses. Just choose the right tees, bring an extra ball or two and above all just enjoy the scenery you will get on almost every hole. -- The Tribute - Review - The Otsego Club - Website The Natural - June 5, 2006 The Natural is not a "Grip it and rip it" course you find so often these days. This is a course you had better be thinking about club selection. The Natural makes you use your head and skill more so than just your driver and irons. The Natural - Review - The Natural - Website The Natural - June 5, 2006 Jerry Matthews designed this course in the rolling hills and wetlands that surround Otsego Lake and they named it The Natural for a very good reason. Your odds of seeing a deer may be better than seeing a "birdie" here. The Natural - Review - The Natural - Website The Natural - June 5, 2006 The fairways on this course are not all that narrower than those you will find on most courses, it's just that you either have fairway or woods. Of  course you have strategically placed sand traps to grab the off line shot. All these nagging little problems  and yet you still marvel at the beauty of each hole. The Natural - Review - The Natural - Website The Natural - June 5, 2006 Yes, there are holes you can pull out the driver and let it rip, but choose your spot and be accurate. More often, a shorter more controllable club will save you a ball or two. The Natural - Review - The Natural - Website Gaylord / Frederic - February 17, 2006 2/17/06 I had to blow the driveway twice yesterday with about 6 inches each time. Anyone that wants more snow is nuts. 2/16/06 The snow machine keeps pumping out the snow. Now is the time to put the sleds on the trails. More snow in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow (thursday) with 6-8 inches expected. Gaylord / Frederic - January 21, 2006 We picked up around 6 inches or so on Friday night and that brings the total up to around a foot. A 40 percent chance of snow mid-week should set things up for some good riding. Gaylord / Frederic - January 21, 2006 I think you can see why I like living where I do. No ice on the river tells you it has been warm, but a good 6 inches of snow last night gives us around a foot. Sure glad I got back from warm and sunny Flordia in time to take this shot. Pulling your leg a little there!!!! --- Ken Gaylord / Frederic - December 28 Hi Folks, -- Mother Nature has did a job on the snow on the table and on the trail's as well. The trails are now snert, dirt and ice. A real disappointment from the start we had. Oh well, we all know you can't fight Mother Nature. We need snow to get back to our winter sports.

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