I love a good challenge in a golf course. The True North course was very challenging but yet very…read morefair, and it was an incredibly good shape. After golf I had a dinner reservation and just sat at the bar by myself and was very impressed with the service, very nice people and the food was just outstanding. I had a shrimp cocktail that was probably the biggest juiciest shrimp I've ever had a great Caesar salad and then I had the Whitefish that was to die for. The experience was incredible what a great location very peaceful, very scenic and I just had a great day!

I had the chance to play golf at True North Golf Club this past week. What a great golf…read moreexperience, the course layout and condition was excellent and the staff and facilities where first rate. Don't miss the chance to play True North if it presents itself.

Served a Cacio e Pepe pasta dish with no evidence of cheese or pepper. It was literally boiled…read morepasta served in a bowl. Caesar salad was swimming in dressing. Server had to be reminded to bring wine (twice).

Hisden River is one of my favorite places. Serene. Beautiful. Wildlife. Maple River. It's just…read morea great venue. The river winds its way through hard woods and pines. Local fly fishermen love the Maple River for browns and rainbows. Just love this gorgeous property.

Had a beautiful day. Cool and sunny. Course was in great shape with a good number of challenging…read moreholes with nothing crazy. Nice people and price was ok. Stopped in to Birdies for a post round beer and the servers were great

We wanted to get one more round of golf in before heading back home. When looking online this…read morecourse appeared to be wide open so we booked a 2:10pm tee time. After the first hole we had to wait at least 5 minutes on every hole. There was a group of 4 in front of us we were waiting on and then it appears there was a group of three in front of them with a younger kid. The ranger kept driving around which we thought was interesting as he wasn't really helping speed up play. Took over two hours to play nine, and we can typically play in an hour and a half. As golfers know it's frustrating to be waiting on every hole, you can't get into a groove. On hole 13 a single golfer caught up to us and he teed off an hour after us! On hole 14 my boyfriend stopped the ranger to see what was up with the extremely slow play. Come to find out the group in front of the three was a group of six. Apparently there were maintenance employees and some other sort of employees playing in this group of six which is why it was allowed. At first we were gonna go back to hole 10 and start the back nine again so hopefully we could play through quickly but then the ranger came back and said the group of six was letting people play through. Pretty sure they only let people play through once we complained, so we played through them on hole 15. Just frustrating to play as slow as we played with how much we paid for that course. Also the bartender inside appeared to serve people she knew prior to us waiting in line to get beers for the round of slow golf.

Beautiful golf course in Harbor Springs! The staff is…read morefriendly and the course is pristine. This is a private course but we peons were able to get on post season in October. Most of the hole markers had been taken in but we found our way around. And I only lost two balls!

Breathtaking views - worth every penny even if you are not an avid golfer. These links/quarry will…read morenot disappoint. Can't really beat playing alongside Lake Michigan.

We played the Links/Quarry as part of a golf package again. What a great course with beautiful…read moreviews. Pace of play was food too. Looking forward to coming back.

We've been members and home owners for nearly 20 years and have loved every minute. Harbor Springs…read moreand Birchwood are amazing communities.

Member Beware…read more Northern Michigan has a bounty of great golf courses - scenic and challenging, public and private. Decisions as to where to play are made easy by the respect courses are given by those who have played them. But what about when interest turns to fondness and membership at a Club becomes appealing? Is it as simple as asking to join, paying an initiation fee and making a tee time, splashing in the pool or hitting the 19th hole? It is not that simple. In fact, what is presented here represents two drastically different sets of rules and bylaws that can make club membership a wonderful experience, or a nightmare. Two long-standing golf clubs in the Harbor Springs area, Country Club of Boyne (CCB), and Birchwood Farms Golf and Country Club (BFGCC) represent vastly different approaches to membership, utilizing guidelines that govern how to join, rules of participation, and bylaws that dictate how and when you may resign your membership, and what it may cost You! CCB, very simply, has an equity membership program. You buy, by way of an initiation fee, a membership that is sellable at the time you wish to no longer be a member. It may be that you can't sell the membership immediately - their bylaws state that for every new membership sold an existing will be sold next - but you have something of value, a show of gratitude from the club for your dues over the term of your membership. BFGCC, on the other hand, initially required property purchase for membership. There were varying lots of different sizes, some "buildable" others merely membership lots; prices were set accordingly. From that land purchase, like with CCB, you had something of value for your commitment to the club. The problem was the club had a decade of poor financial decisions by the management and board of directors that resulted in property values plummeting - to the point of being worthless. What the club chose to do to compensate for the downfall was implement bylaws that forced members, at the time they cared to resign their memberships, to pay a $15,000 buyout fee. And, additionally, should the family member who originally joined not buy their way out, upon their death the membership passed on to their family. Even a member of good standing, with 30-plus years of devoted membership, who was too old to play golf or use the facility, was subject to the exorbitant buy out fee. Not only was there no gratitude for the members allegiance, they were being held a financial hostage for their servitude. This is a classic case of read the fine print, or in this case, the bylaws. No well intentioned person, interested in joining a club, willing to commit to monthly dues, should ever be held over a fire for a club's ineptness and greed..

We rode by this on our bikes and had to walk back to play a round. This is an 18-hole mini golf…read morecourse on real grass! The setting is beautiful with ponds, art statues, flowers and a rock bridge, all with the backdrop of a Great Lake. So pretty. The grass wasn't cut quite as short as a regulation golf course so that along with bumps/hills/variations in the greens provided the challenge. No windmills, pirate ships, or large rocks to maneuver around. Staff was friendly. They had plastic and metal clubs to choose from. We played quickly and had a lot of fun.

Truly a hidden gem just northeast of town near the Mission Point Resort and located on the same…read moresite as Bistro on the Greens. The Greens of Mackinac Putting Course offers a truly unique putting experience with 18 real bentgrass greens and beautiful views of the Straits of Mackinac. We come here anytime we're on the island for a enjoyable time. Bicycle parking across the street. Water and pop available for purchase when you get your putter and ball. I highly recommend.

Amenities are poor. Golf course is challenging, interesting, & 'decent shape'. Sadly the glory…read moredays are in the distant past for this place. Seems like they're not making any money; and business just hanging on. For $100/round there are better options w way better amenities.

This is a hidden gem. If your looking for bells and whistles with serves, look else where. If your…read morelooking for a beautiful course to challenge your skills, taking in beautiful landscape and feel like your away from the outside world for a few hours, this is a most visit. My wife and I packed a lunch, spent five hours taking in the views, lots of pics, and having alot of fun on the course. I recommend packing a cooler, grab a few friends and just enjoy golfing this course. You will not regret going here.

Friendly worker bees. The practice facility has been to be desired, yet the course was great!read more

Great course with multiple elevation tee shots. New management puts a lot of care into the course…read more Played late into the season and course was in better condition then some are during peak season.