Incorporated in 1861, the city (not village, not town) of Lake Forest is aptly named. Its eastern edge hugs the shores of Lake Michigan, and tens of thousands of trees grow within its seventeen square mile city limits. With this abundance of hardwoods, Lake Forest has been named a Tree City USA by the National […]
Chicago’s Top-10 Elevated Tees (and then some)
High tea or high tee? Over in England for the working class folks in the region around Buckingham Palace a “high tea” means a worker’s substantive meal (supper with tea) that is served at a table while seated on high back dining chairs and is meant to be differentiated from the afternoon tea that is […]
The Golf Club at Harbor Shores Course Review
The Golf Club at Harbor Shores is a stunning 18-hole layout that has hosted the 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 Senior PGA Championships. Although the 2020 event was cancelled, the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship will return to Benton Harbor in 2022 and 2024 . Featuring 18 holes of spectacular elevation changes, woodland-bordered fairways and breath-taking […]
The Dunes Club – New Buffalo’s Hidden Gem
Located about 75 miles from downtown Chicago sits one of the most heralded private golf clubs in North America. The Dunes Club is located in New Buffalo, Michigan and is so unique and low key that there’s no signage anywhere on the exterior of the course. In fact, I drove right past the front entrance […]
Chicago’s Top 10 Easy Opening Golf Holes
Purposeful, but obstinate, there are products whose containers have lids and caps that are difficult to open; bleach bottles, prescription medicine containers, and even paint cans come to mind. Especially troublesome are those clear plastic clamshell encasements with molded seams around the entire perimeter. Most folks, like me, prefer things that are easy to open. […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 31
- Next Page »
