Event Calendar
3rd Annual Biketemberfest hosted by Zoo-De-Mack - September 24 - 26, 2010
Categories: Boyne Highlands, Events, Featured, Recreation
Grab your bike and a few friends and head to Boyne Highlands September 24-26. This weekend is packed with non-stop fun and the most amazing 44 mile ride in Northern Michigan for beginners and experts alike. Starting at $199.
For more information visit www.zoo-de-mack.com or to reserve your weekend call 800.462.6963!
Offer Includes:
- Two nights lodging at Boyne Highlands Resort
- Breakfast buffet Saturday and Sunday
- Registration Fee
- Two Rockn’ Parties
- Saturday’s ride with lunch at Legs Inn
- Chairlift and bike park experience
Rates are based on double occupancy including taxes and resort fees. Reservations must be pre-paid and are non-refundable.
Visit Boyne Highlands Website >>>>
Bay Harbor Vintage Car and Boat Festival - June 25 - 27, 2010
Categories: Bay Harbor, Entertainment, Events, Recreation
The 2010 Bay Harbor Vintage Car and Boat Festival and Dream Cruise will be held the weekend of June 24th- 27th in the Village at Bay Harbor. The Public is welcome to the following events:
Friday, June 25, 2010
9:00 am 1:00 pm, Vintage Car Driving Tour
6:00 pm 10:00 pm, Bay Harbor Main Street Cruise
6:00 pm 11:00 pm, Bay Harbor Sock Hop featuring the best of Motown
Saturday, June 26, 2010
10:00 am 4:00 pm, 12th Annual Bay Harbor Vintage Car and Boat Festival
10:00 am,Opening Car Parade
11:30 am 1:00 pm, Fashion Show Luncheon
2:00 pm, Awards Presentation
4:00 pm, Car & Boat Festival concludes
4:00 5:30 pm, Afterglow
We hope you will join us!
Visit Bay Harbor Vintage Car and Boat Festival Website >>>>
First Run April 2nd!!!!! Depart Beaver Island 8:20 am and Charlevoix 11:30 am.
Ride the boat . . . to Beaver Island!
Feel yourself start to relax the moment your board one of our ferry vessels. Become hypnotized by the passing water as it dances around the boat. Soak in the sun and cool lake breeze from one of our open air decks or curl up with a good book and a loved one in one of our comfortable passenger cabins. We encourage you to forget your watch and begin to get acquainted with “Island time.”
Beaver Island Boat Company has been providing the most relaxing, affordable transportation for people, pets, vehicles, and freight to Beaver Island for over 20 years and reservations for passengers are never required.
A trip aboard one of our ferries is a must for those who believe the journey should be just as wonderful as the destination.
Beaver Island offers - nature lovers and sportsmen alike - pristine woods, isolated beaches, hiking and biking trails, and uncrowded campsites. Fine dining, hotel, motels, and bed and breakfasts await those looking for an extended get away. Those searching for a truly removed up-north destination will find it on Beaver Island.
Whether you spend a day or week we’re sure you’ll fall in love with Beaver Island.
Visit Beaver Island Boat Company Website >>>>
Zipline Adventure - Boyne Highlands and Boyne Mountain
Categories: Boyne Highlands, Boyne Mountain, Featured, Recreation
Final details like opening date are still be sorted out…
NEW this season at Boyne Highlands and Boyne Mountain!
Fly down the mountain and sail through the trees at speeds of up to 25 MPH during this exciting adventure. Installation of the lines is still underway at both locations and opening dates will soon be posted.
Check out the ‘test ride’ videos on the BOYNE website and visit soon as updates will be added regularly.
- Zipline Adventure open at Boyne Highlands and Boyne Mountain resorts year-round and offered on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during winter months
- Total duration of Adventure is approximately 2 hours
- Minimum weight for riders is 60 lbs. and minimum height is 3 feet
- Maximum weight for riders is 275 lbs.
- Up to 12 riders per zip session
- Liability waiver must be signed by all riders and parent/guardian signature is required for those under the age of 18
- All riders are required to wear a helmet;
we provide or personal helmet can be worn - Bring your camera for this thrill!
BOYNE - Winter Rafting, Snowshoeing and Spa Outing - December 12, 2009
Categories: Boyne Mountain, Events, Recreation, Ski
Solace Spa at Boyne Mountain
Come experience the magical winter wonderland in northern Michigan with a guided winter rafting trip, snowshoeing, hot beverage, snack and choice of one 50-minute spa treatment starting at only $175 per person.
Departing at 9 AM, this north woods experience is great fun as you immerse yourself in the natural beauty of the Jordan River Valley. Check out the trees and riverbanks blanketed in snow and sense the peacefulness as you travel down the river in a guided raft. This trip includes a stop along the rivers edge for a hot beverage, snack and time to take in the natural beauty of the area. A guided snowshoe hike (snowshoes provided) allows you to further explore the snow-covered forest. Be the first among your friends to say “I went winter rafting in Michigan!” Return to Boyne Mountain to experience Michigan’s premiere destination spa with an afternoon of relaxation plus your choice of a 50-minute spa service.
A special package with lodging at the Mountain Grand Lodge and Spa and breakfast is offered to participants starting at $233 per person. For more information on this package or to book your reservation, please call 800.GO.BOYNE (462-6963). Package code: RAFT
Click here to watch the video captured last year by Wild Weekend Adventures!
Certain restrictions apply. Prices are per person based on double occupancy. Taxes and resort fees in addition to room rate. Four Hands massage not included in 50-minute spa service option. Upgrade fee for Deep Tissue.
Boyne Highlands - Fall Color Horseback Adventure September 24 - October 15
Categories: Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, Recreation
NEW - Fall Color Horseback Adventure - September 24 - October 15
Enjoy a two hour trail ride to the top of our mountain and experience the beautiful colors of the Northern Michigan Autumn Season. Take in the brilliant views of the Pleasant View Valley and Little Traverse Bay. Your trail ride will include a stop at the top of the Mountain for an autumn themed snack and photos.
- Thursday - Sunday at 2 pm
- Rides are at 2pm and last for two hours
- Cost is $59 per person - must be 9 years of age or older
- Call 231.526.3000 to book this exciting new adventure this Fall!
Please note: small sections of the ride may be slightly faster than a slow walk. Color Tour will not be available on October 3rd. One hour non color tour trail rides are available at 10 am and noon.
Guided Trail Rides
Explore the vast mountainous terrain and make a new equine friend with horseback riding in northern Michigan! Trail rides begin from the Boyne Highlands equestrian facilities and cover the resort’s 4,000+ acres. The wooded trails have been gently cut through natural vegetation and are exclusive to riders on horseback. One hour rides are available.
Trail Rides offered Thursdays - Sundays departing at 12pm, 2pm, 4pm and 6pm.
- One hour ride - $45 per person
- Two hour ride - $80 per person
All riders must be at least 9 years of age.
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Call Boyne Highlands, 231.526.3001 to book this adventure!
Pony Rides
For children not yet old enough to guide a horse on their own, we offer pony rides for ages 8 and under. We’ll hoist your young ones into the saddle and they can experience a true ride as handlers escort the horse for a gentle walk through the pasture near the resort’s equestrian facilities.
- 15 minute ride - $25 per child
- Call Boyne Highlands, 231.526.3001 to book this adventure!
Arrival
Please arrive 10-20 minutes before your scheduled ride time for proper helmet fitting and completion of waiver and release forms. This ensures that the ride begins on time.
Dress
Trail riders are advised to wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Athletic shoes are acceptable but a leather shoe with a heel is best. Each rider is required to wear a helmet which will be provided. Riders wearing shorts and/or sandals may be asked to reschedule.
Cancellation
We must enforce a 24-hour cancellation policy. Reservations canceled within 24 hours of ride will be charged 50% of the price of their scheduled ride. No shows will be charged the full price of their scheduled ride.
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Enjoy a leisurely bike ride along some of the most scenic roads of northern Michigan, on your choice of a 20 mile, 42 mile, or 62 mile route. Each route includes scenic M-119, better known as the “Tunnel of Trees.” There are refreshment stops along the way and support vehicles out patrolling. After your ride, join us for the barbecue lunch in the courtyard.
You can register for just the ride or a full weekend package. The weekend package is only $129 per person, plus tax, based on double occupancy. Includes two night’s lodging, a hearty breakfast Saturday, a continental breakfast Sunday and the tour registration fee.
To register in advance for the ride only: Adults $20, children 6-12 $10, age 5 and under free. If you register at the pre-ride check ins, add $5 per person.
Petoskey Festival on the Bay - August 20, 21 and 22, 2010
Categories: Entertainment, Events, Petoskey, Recreation
The Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend the 8th Annual Festival on the Bay, August 20-22, 2010 at the Petoskey waterfront. Events include free live music Friday & Saturday from noon until midnight, lots of fun kid’s activities, a nightly celebration of the sunset, great food, sporting events & sunset boat cruises.
This year’s festival will have something to offer everyone in your family, including:
* Live Music all weekend
* Wellness Walk/Run
* Jiimaan (canoe) Race
* Boat Rides
* Jugglers, Magicians, and other live acts
* Jiimaan Canoe Rides
* Keweenaw Star Sunset Boat Cruise
* Children’s Games
* The Big Arts & Crafts Show
* Food & Gift Vendors on the Promenade
And much more!
Visit Festival on the Bay Website >>>>
New for 2009 - Announcing the Boyne Mountain Tennis Academy!
Categories: Boyne Falls, Boyne Mountain, Recreation
The Boyne Mountain Tennis Academy is a junior developmental program. The Academy offers a fantastic opportunity for competitive juniors, high school and soon to high school players, the opportunity to learn from USPTA Certified Tennis Director and Head Coach, Larry Stark. He currently serves as the West Bloomfield High School, Division 1 Varsity Boys Tennis Coach. Stark is also a tenured physical education and health teacher. His resume highlights such achievements as Michigan State University Varsity Tennis #1 singles and doubles as well as National USTA rankings both as a junior and as an adult.
Adults who are strong of heart, 3.5 level players or above, that want to move up a level or two and are willing to work hard can enroll in the Boyne Mountain Tennis Academy.
Please contact Bill Perlmutter, administrative director and assistant coach, for sign up and additional information.
William.perlmutter@gmail.com or 616.293.7638
Brochure
Boyne Mountain’s Tennis Center features 11 Laykold courts located just a short walk from the Mountain Villas, Mountain Grand Lodge and Spa and Disciples Village condominiums. Racquets are available for rental at Boyne Country Sports for $2 and includes use of three tennis balls.
Two additional Laykold courts are available at Boyne Mountain’s Deer Lake Villas and beach area. These courts are conveniently located next to the resort’s Beach House restaurant and golf courses.
Tennis enthusiasts can shop Boyne Country Sports‘ offerings for the latest in tennis fashion, footwear, and equipment. Stores located at Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands as well as in Petoskey, Traverse City, Novi and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Private and group lessons for all levels of play are available by appointment at both Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands. Please contact Eric Baumgartner at Boyne Country Sports for reservations, 231.549.6006.
Boyne Highlands - 2nd annual Biketemberfest hosted by Zoo-De-Mack - Sept. 25 - 27, 2009
Categories: Boyne Highlands, Entertainment, Events, Recreation
Grab your bike and a few friends and head to Boyne Highlands September 25-27. This weekend is packed with non-stop fun and the most amazing 46 mile ride in Northern Michigan for beginners and experts alike.
A two night package with lodging at Boyne Highlands Resort includes lodging Friday and Saturday night, breakfast each morning, the bike ride, Saturday lunch at Legs Inn, lift tickets Sunday, event registration and two parties starting at $199 per person for the weekend based on double occupancy or $140 quad occupancy.
For more information visit www.zoo-de-mack.com or to reserve your weekend call 800.GO.BOYNE (462-6963) or visit Boyne’s Best Deals.
The Boyne Area Harvest Festival is returning to Boyne City’s downtown with music, crafts and fall produce again this year. The annual event is being held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2 and 3, and is being jointly organized by Boyne City Main Street and the Boyne Area Chamber.
The 100 and 200 blocks of Water Street will again be closed to traffic during the festival to make room for more than 30 arts and craft vendors and produce vendors. A portion of Lake Street will also be closed for the festival. The Harvest Festival also includes music, children’s games and inflatable bounces, face painting and a scarecrow-making contest for residents and businesses.
Folk art demonstrations and displays include quilting, felting, spinning, crocheting, tatting and bobbin weaving. Hay rides will also be offered. A farm market will be selling a wide variety of apples and other fall harvest items including pumpkins, squash, apple butter, jam, honey and cider.
The festival runs from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Some of the musical entertainers include:
Kristin Glasgow (contemporary/soft rock & country)
TNT (classic rock & country)
Pinky Lee (rock duo)
Kelly Shively and Michael Lee Seiler (Celtic/folk/rock/blues)
The Kowalske Family Band (folk/country/gospel)
More to be announced…..
For more information, please visit www.boynechamber.com or call 231-582-6222.
BOYNE - Solace Spa Trapeze-Experience - September 4 to 7, 2009
Categories: Boyne Mountain, Entertainment, Events, Recreation
The Trapeze is back! By far one of the most exciting annual events sponsored by Solace Spa. Each year many sessions sell out! Please make your plans today.
Trapeze-Experience lessons turn the flying trapeze into an inspirational metaphor for life in a fun and supportive environment. Whether you are 6 or 96, this once-in-a-lifetime experience will transform you and your relationship with life. Sign up for your 2-hour workshop for only $75! Space is limited.
Or upgrade to the spa package for $267 per person* which includes one nights lodging at the Mountain Grand Lodge and Spa, breakfast the following morning, two-hour exhilarating Trapeze-Experience workshop, and your choice of one 50-minute spa treatment from our spectacular menu. (Booking Code: TRAP)
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face … you must do the thing you think you cannot do.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
For Reservations and Information please contact the Solace Spa at 231-549-7946. For overnight lodging package please contact 800-GO-BOYNE (462-6963).
Session Dates and Times:
Friday, 8/28: 3pm and 6pm
Saturday, 8/29: 10am (sold-out), 3pm, and 6pm
Sunday, 8/30: 10am (sold-out), 3pm, and 6pm
Monday, 8/31: 3pm and 6pm
Friday, 9/4: 3pm and 6pm
Saturday, 9/5: 10am, 3pm, and 6pm
Sunday, 9/6: 10am, 3pm, and 6pm
Monday, 9/7: 10am, 3pm, and 6pm
Trapeze Demonstration Show:
Come see our Trapeze professionals show you some of their skills on the flying trapeze. They will soar through the air with the greatest of ease without the use of safety lines. You can see them execute a variety of tricks while swinging 30ft in the air. As they catch each other and return back to the platform you will be amazed at the aerial acrobatics performed right in front of your eyes. This 10 minute demonstration show is complimentary for all ages.
Saturday, 8/29: 1pm
Saturday, 9/5: 1pm
Sunday, 9/6: 1pm
Event details subject to change. *Certain restrictions apply. Prices are per person based on double occupancy. Taxes and resort fees in addition to room rate. Upgrade fee for Deep Tissue. Earn BoyneReward Points today!
SEE-North Fall Fungi Program - September 2, 5, 9, 13, 16 & 19
Categories: Boyne Highlands, Events, Recreation
Back by popular demand, instructor Marilynn Smith, a master mycologist will teach this year’s Fall Fungi Course. Marilynn has traveled the world studying fungi and is an expert in Michigan mushrooms. She will share her knowledge with beginners and provide an interesting challenge for the experienced participant. The sessions will be held at Boyne Highlands Resort, the first three Wednesdays in September. Classroom sessions will begin on the first Wednesday in September and then follow for the next two Wednesdays, plus a foraging field trip each weekend.
Wednesdays:
September 2
September 9
September 16
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: $60 for all six sessions
Location: Boyne Highlands Main Lodge - Conference Room C
Foraging Field Trips included in Fall Fungi Course
Saturday, September 5, 10 a.m. to Noon
Sunday, September 13, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, September 19, 10 a.m. to Noon
To register: 231-348-9700 or visit http://www.seenorth.org/Fungi-Courses.html
Boyne Highlands - Birds Eye View - September 25 - 27, 2009
Categories: Boyne Highlands, Events, Harbor Springs, Recreation
Birds Eye View, An Elevated Perspective on Art and Nature
Dinner & Keynote Speaker:
Bill Schwab: 30 Years Photographing the Landscape
September 25-27, 2009
Boyne Highlands Resort, Harbor Springs, MI
Join us for a gathering of photographers and artists who will teach a series of workshops on preparing your images, composition, equipment, marketing your images, techniques, sketching and painting.
Call 231.348.9700 or visit www.seenorth.org for workshop descriptions and speaker bios, additional sponsorship information and Sunday tour details.
Registration Deadline Extended Until September 18th
Sponsored by Boyne Highlands Resort • Three Pines Studio • Northern Michigan Artists Market • Latitude 45
Outfitter • Junior Birders of Northern Michigan • Petoskey Plastics • Laramie Crane
Quick ONLINE REGISTRATION at www.seenorth.org
3rd Annual Boyne 2 Boyne Marathon - September 27, 2009
Categories: Boyne Highlands, Boyne Mountain, Events, Recreation
Boyne Highlands Resort to Boyne Mountain Resort
Not yet as legendary as the Boston Marathon, the Boyne 2 Boyne marathon is a qualify event to take you there (certification number MI 07026 SH).
- Day before registration and packet-pickup will ALL occur at Boyne Mountain Resort, in the lower level of the Civic Center.
- ALL award ceremonies will commence following the completion of each participant event. The ceremonies will take place at Boyne Mountain near the finish chute. Plan on joining in on the outdoor BBQ this year!
- ALL course mile markers will be visible and will also include the split for half marathon participants to gauge their time.
- The course(s) will remain the same - challenging yet worth the spectacular views along Little Traverse Bay, Bear River and Walloon Lake!
Taking place in beautiful northern Michigan, the course travels from Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs to Boyne Mountain in Boyne Falls. Enjoy the area’s most coveted views as you race along the shores of Little Traverse Bay, Bear River and Walloon Lake, creating the most scenic marathon in the Midwest!
Boyne Highlands and Boyne Mountain always offer a huge variety of amenities for the entire family that range from hiking and biking trails, Solace Spa and golf to Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark.
A special lodging rate is available to participants for $89 per night at choice of Boyne Mountain or Boyne Highlands. Call 800.GO.BOYNE (462-6963) or visit www.BOYNE.com for reservations. Package code: MARA
For questions regarding race events, please contact www.boyne2boyne.com today!
Event details subject to change.
