Chairlifts Being Scrapped at Sugarloaf Resort

Chairlifts Being Scrapped at Sugarloaf Resort It seems that every few months the rumor mill churns up a fresh batch of conversations around the mothballed resort that is Sugarloaf Resort here in northern Michigan. This time it centers around many of the chairlifts being scrapped and recycled, with employees of...

[Updated] Fire Damages Boyne Highlands Main Lodge Hotel

[Updated] Fire Damages Boyne Highlands Main Lodge Hotel [Updated: 12/11/16 at 2:15 p.m.] Earlier this morning we were notified that there was a large fire in The Main Lodge at Boyne Highlands Resort. A statement released by Boyne Highlands stated approximately 40% of the building sustained fire damage, with much of the...

Michigan’s Sugar Loaf Ski Resort Purchased [Again]

Michigan’s Sugar Loaf Ski Resort Purchased [Again] After 16 long years and numerous fallen deals, Sugar Loaf Ski Resort, in Cedar, MI has finally been purchased. Steven Haugen, a building official with the Leelanau County Construction Code Authority reported to the Traverse City Record Eagle that Jeff Katofsky, an...

King of the Road with Mike King

King of the Road with Mike King Having grown up in a small northern Michigan resort town, the ski community was a pretty tight group and coming up through the ranks of high school ski racing your community grew exponentially. Competing with other regional schools at their resorts really opened up...

Perspectives: Finding the Goods on M115

Perspectives: Finding the Goods on M115 I’d wager that most my trips out lately have some degree of pre-planning involved. While I’m very fortunate that my occupation allows me to schedule a day off here and there midweek to catch a good storm, that luxury doesn’t come without cost. Being based in Grand...