Events – Treetops Resort

Four Event Planning Tips from the Experts

transmitid — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:34:43 +0000

Event planning is an exciting undertaking that can also be overwhelming. But when the end result is a room full of smiling faces, it makes the long hours, lack of sleep, and occasional tears all seem worth it

Event Planning Tips

You may feel anxious about all the things that need to be done, or you may not even know all the tasks that need to be completed. This uncertainty can certainly make it hard to choose a starting point! One sure way to get organized and plan a successful event is by following these four event planning tips:

Build an agenda. Establishing an event schedule is the foundation of a successful conference. Having an agenda mapped out with all the big (and little) things that will take place throughout the day(s) will keep you organized and help you better manage your time. This agenda will also help you identify all the speaker booking and planning tasks that must be completed in advance and allow you to build a conference planning checklist for yourself.

Set a budget. By thinking of all possible expenses and setting a budget early in the planning process, you can determine what is and isn't possible from the get-go. Prioritize what's most important: great food and service, a high-tech audio/visual experience, a high-priced keynote, or … whatever. Once you determine what is the most important to attendees, you can allocate your budget and plan accordingly.

Overcommunicate! It takes a team to run a seamless event. Everyone from the speakers and production staff to the front desk agents to housekeeping staff should be looped-in to the event details. By having the event agenda and pertinent contact information available in one central place, it's easier to help people get answers to their questions quickly.

Prepare for unforeseen problems. Even the most seasoned event planners will inevitably experience a few bumps along the way. The trick is to avoid as many obstacles as possible by doing the prep work, bringing that extra bag of supplies, and overstaffing to cover your bases. By taking the time to prepare, you will be set up to handle anything that may come your way to keep the event running smoothly from start to finish.

Imagine your perfect event and seamless planning.

Expert tips, stunning venues—what more could you ask for?

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MEETING SPACES

Why Choose Treetops for Your Event?

When it comes to hosting events at Treetops Resort, in addition to the 10,000 square feet of meeting space, your attendees also have access to on-site activities like golf, skiing, and a full-service spa. Your attendees may also enjoy some of the local attractions like beer and wine tasting at the nearby breweries and wine shops.

And when it comes to lodging at the resort, we offer a variety of guest room types and price ranges for all types and sizes of groups.

How to Plan a Conference at Treetops Resort

Here's where things get easy. Our spectacular events team is eager to help you with all the pre-work that comes with planning an outstanding event. We will be glad to help you choose the venues you need, set menus, and plan activities for your event and attendees.

Ready for more information? Fill out a Meeting RFP today to get started. Our events team will gather all the important details you need and contact you soon. If you would rather speak with someone right away, call us now at (877) 386-9535.

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Stay With Treetops for Your Northern Michigan Wine Tour

transmitid — Sat, 18 May 2024 14:31:56 +0000

Michigan wine tasting tours offer a fantastic opportunity to appreciate the unique beauty and flavors of the region. If you're not acquainted with Michigan wines, prepare to be pleasantly surprised. Many people have no idea that such diverse and delicious world-class wines are being created right here in our pleasant peninsula. For an even more immersive experience, consider staying at one of the top Michigan winery resorts. Our resort provides luxurious accommodations and easy access to the best wine tours Michigan has to offer. Discover the charm and excellence of Michigan wines on your next tour.

When Is a Good Time for Michigan Wine Tasting Tours?

With dozens of wineries to choose from, a wine tour is a wonderful experience any time of year. If you choose a summer wine tour, expect gorgeous weather and lots of company at each stop. Some wineries offer special winter excursions, such a snowshoeing through the vineyards.

If you want to witness the vines coming back to life, plan your trip for springtime. And if you want to be a part of the excitement of harvest, an autumn wine tour will also include a spectacular fall color show.

Why Stay at Treetops for Your Wine Tour?

If you're planning a northern Michigan wine tour, you're almost certainly familiar with the Grand Traverse region. What you may not know is that there are also wonderful wineries in Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Alpena, and many places in between. Treetops Resort is conveniently located in the middle of it all, just east of I-75 in Gaylord. In other words, staying at Treetops opens up many more wine tour opportunities!

After a full day of fun touring northern Michigan's wineries, Treetops has you covered. In the warm months, you can book a tee time on one of our five award-winning golf courses. During the winter, get yourself a lift ticket and have some fun on our ski hill.

And no matter what time of year you visit, our full-service spa and hot tubs are always ready for you.

Northern Michigan wine tours are fun for couples and large groups alike. Let Treetops Resort be home base for a visit to up north Michigan wineries.

Book Your Up North Wine Tour

Ready to learn more? Complete our online contact form today. If you're interested in scheduling a wine tour for a group, let us know in the comments field. We will gather all the details you need and quickly get back to you. Or call us at (866) 348-5429 for immediate assistance.

Imagine your perfect game and your perfect stay.

Beautiful views, warm and welcoming atmosphere, what more could you ask for?

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SUMMER AT TREETOPS

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Winter Worthy Vacation Packages

transmitid — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 08:26:20 +0000

'FAM JAM' AT TREETOPS RESORT

Michigan's Most Spectacular Family Winter Playground

Treetops Resort is ushering in a new season of winter white and is excited to offer winter vacation packages filled with outdoor and indoor activities for days of family fun. Here at Treetops Resort we pride ourselves in creating a fun-filled environment where families of all ages and interests can make Michigan winter family vacation memories together. Our fun filled activities include a Scavenger Hunt, Fat Tire Snow Biking, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Wilderness Sleigh Rides, the popular Extreme Tubing and Dog Sledding on various weekends. Take the family or significant other and enjoy an unparalleled winter getaway!

FamJam Packages - Winter Vacation Packages

Treetops Resorts FamJam Packages will maximize your family fun at a

reasonable rate. All packages come with complimentary evening arrival lift tickets.

FamJam - Includes lodging and lift tickets.
FamJam Extreme - ADD on some fun for the Fam! Includes lodging, lift tickets, and your choice of tubing or sleigh ride.
FamJam Wild - Go Wild with Dog Sledding! Includes lodging, lift tickets and a dog sledding adventure.

Treetops Resort boasts 23 ski runs, a terrain park, cross-country skiing, extreme tubing and its signature Culinary Adventure Series and a full-service spa and salon.

Book a Winter Getaway with Treetops Resort

Create cherished winter memories with a cozy stay at Treetops Resort.

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WINTER ACTIVITIES

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Farm to Fork

transmitid — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:28:57 +0000

Culinary Adventure Series

Michigan's Most Spectacular Resort is most always known for its collection of five premier golf courses, but this upcoming Fall season the Treetops culinary team is celebrating Michigan's bounty of fresh ingredients with its Farm 2 Fork Dinner Adventures. There are three autumn dinners to choose from.
The 2019 Treetops Culinary Adventure Series will meld the locally harvested Farm 2 Fork ingredients with Michigan craft beer and wine selections. The Treetops Resort culinary team will prepare a four-course meal made with locally grown and produced ingredients from area farms. Each course of the meal is thoughtfully infused and paired with a different beer or wine produced in the Great Lakes State.

On Saturday, September 14th the evening is coined a 'Michigan Cherry Culinary Celebration' and will feature wines produced by Leelanau Cellars located near the shores of Lake Michigan near Traverse City. The evening will start with a first course of balsamic cherry and honeyed goat cheese bruschetta followed by Michigan mixed greens with dried cherries, pine nuts and a house-made cherry vinaigrette. The star of the evening will be black cherry wood smoked back ribs with Michigan cherry BBQ. Adding to the plate, are whipped sweet potato served with a cherry compound butter and broccolini. Topping off the four courses will be a white chocolate cherry mousse.

On Saturday, October 12th the heat of the harvest season will be celebrated with an evening filled with Michigan Apples. For starters Michigan apple strudel bites prepared in phyllo with mascarpone cheese, followed by an organic spinach salad will be served. The salad is prepared with Maytag bleu cheese and a Granny Smith apple nest with apple champagne vinaigrette. The main course will feature an apple Dijon pork tenderloin with fresh apple relish and paired with Michigan roasted new potatoes and grilled asparagus. A final course of Honeycrisp apple dumplings with caramel cider sauce will be served. Each course will feature a selection of Michigan craft beer produced by Bell's Brewery located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The final Farm 2 Fork event of the year will be presented on Saturday, November 9th and will feature a 'Holiday Harvest' meal complimented by a selection of wines produced by Black Star Farms located in in the heart of Leelanau County in Suttons Bay. The culinary adventure will start off with Butternut squash bisque in a bread bowl followed by Michigan mixed greens with gorgonzola balsamic vinaigrette. The third course will feature a petit filet of Michigan raised beef prepared with a blackberry demi- glace. Michigan twice baked potatoes and roasted root vegetables will complement the main course. Michigan apple walnut tarts will complete the meal.

Guests are seated family style around a large farm-like dining tables filled with character; from vintage table and glass wear to fresh flowers and greens just picked near the resort.

The culinary Farm 2 Fork experience includes a four-course meal, Michigan craft beer and wine selections and is $99 per person inclusive of all taxes and fees. Overnight packages start at $162 per person based on double occupancy including lodging, the dinner event, and breakfast the following morning.

Each Culinary Adventure event may be 'packaged up' with seasonal activities, making it the perfect getaway.

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Treetops Unleashes an All New Skiable Feast this Season

transmitid — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 18:46:03 +0000

Eat, Drink, Ski, Repeat

Northern Michigan's Winter Playground is busy preparing for the upcoming winter season -working on new trails, new stations, and a new menu for the 6th season of Skiable Feast. This gourmet winter adventure combines cross country skiing and snowshoeing with a true foodie experience in the way of trail-side stations to eat, drink, warm up, and then ski on for more.

New Trail, New Menu

This year, the trail will take guests on a new, main campus trail adventure fit for everyone to enjoy - winter novice to expert! The trail begins just outside of the Jones Activity Center and traverses down the driving range towards the Extreme Tubing run, then on through a tunnel of trees, eventually meeting up with "Potato Railroad", a nice gentle flat stretch and old railroad grade. Potato Railroad leads to 40 acres of beautiful open land, just before approaching a tree lined-path that takes guests over a natural spring. After a trip around the 40 acre parcel, guests will travel across the base of the downhill ski slopes toward the final stop. Along the way, winter adventurers will enjoy a progressive foodie experience with 5 stations, each uniquely themed. You might find a Charcuterie station with gourmet cheeses, locally smoked & cured meats, dried fruits, and grilled breads paired with chef-selected wine, or you might ski up to a chocolate themed station.

Skiable Feast Dates:

January 5, 2019
January 12, 2019
January 19, 2019
January 26, 2019
February 9, 2019
February 16, 2019
February 23, 2019
March 2, 2019

The winter culinary adventure is priced at just $89 per person, or opt for the Skiable Feast Adventure Package - Includes lodging, Skiable Feast adventure, and a *$25 food & beverage outlet card - as low as $165 per person! (Includes taxes and resort fees).

If you want the great meal without the skiing, you'll love the Wilderness Sleigh Ride Dinners

Wilderness Sleigh Ride Dinner Package - Includes lodging, Wilderness Sleigh Ride 4-Course Dinner, and a *$25 food & beverage gift card - as low as $200 per person! (Includes taxes and resort fees).

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What’s New @ #TreetopsMich?

transmitid — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:55:11 +0000

There are so many fun new things going on! Don't know where to even begin - but here's just few:

- New Theme Weekends with all kinds of themed fun & games
  - - 80's Weekend 1/5/18-1/7/18
  - - Tropical Weekend 1/19/18-1/21/18
  - - Mardi Gras Weekend 2/9/18-2/11/18
  - - Disney Themed Weekend 2/23/18-1/25/18

- Expanded Christmas Week & Holiday Weekend Activities

- New Kid's Movie Nights

- Saturday Night Torchlight Parades all winter!

- Weekend Kid's Buffet - just for them!

- Saturday Night Prime Rib Buffet

- Hunter's Grille Weekend Dinner Music - 7pm-10pm - you don't have to wait until late-night for the music

- Free Cross-country Skiing Clinic Fridays 3-5pm - more fun than it sounds!

- Saturday night Guided Twilight Cross-County Ski 6-7pm - screams "Date-Night"

We even have new golf fun this winter!

Friday Night Golf Fun is 6-7pm with 15 minutes of instruction followed by open practice and a drink! Every Friday at 6pm.

Treetops Ski School has expanded as well, with more options to fit your needs. The Treetops Spa has new services, new packages, and new specials all winter long!

Perhaps the biggest "what's new" is the all new lobbies, gift shop, and lobby bar, "Bar 81." Oh, and the newly updated rooms - hope to see you soon!

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The Patriot Pro-am

transmitid — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 20:32:18 +0000

The Patriot Pro-am is an event on the schedule of the Northern Michigan Chapter of the PGA of America. Proceeds from entry fees benefit the Camp Grayling Family Readiness Group. Professionals from all over northern Michigan compete and bring along 3 amateur players. This year 24 teams took part which was a 75% increase over last year after moving the date from May to August.

The event uses a unique Stableford scoring system giving positive points for birdies and eagles and negative points for bogeys, double bogeys and the dreaded other. Thus, the highest point total determines our winners.

Professional Results
Place	Golf Professional	Score
1	Lee Houtteman	8
2	Gary Lewandowski	6
3	Thom Slusher	2
4	Shaun Bezilla	-1
5	Chad Boyce	-4
6	Jason Guss	-5
T7	Casey Powers	-6
T7	Mark Hogan	-6
T7	Mark Hill	-6
10	Doug Grove	-8
11	Kevin McKinley	-9
12	Shane Hollandsworth	-10
13	Keith Grunch	-11
T14	Mike Fay	-12
T14	Kyle Roman	-12
T16	Jt Aude	-13
T16	Cris Cavitt	-13
T18	Jerry Roman	-15
T18	Joe Charles	-15
T18	Doug Bell	-15
21	Paulo Rocha	-18
22	Brian Davis	-19
23	Tim Covell	-20
24	Matt Shalhoup	-21

Individual skin winners were Kevin McKinley with eagle on 1, Casey Powers with birdie on 3, Lee Houtteman with birdie on 11 and Shane Hollandsworth with birdie on 14.

Below are the team results…tight race at the top.

Place	Golf Professional	Score	Am 1	Am 2	Am 3
1	Casey Powers	33	Justin Barnes	Malcolm Fordyce	James Fordyce
2	Kyle Roman	31	Darren O'Boyle	Mark Grace	Tom Loshaw
3	Lee Houtteman	29	Curt Fjelstul	Kyle Schaub	Nichol Cox
4	Shaun Bezilla	28	Ed Bezilla	Greg Nuoing	Mike Posenow
T5	Kevin McKinley	26	John McKinley	John Bissell	Kent Heiden
T5	Keith Grunch	26	Doug Milligan	Jason Walsh	Jordan Nystrom
7	Mike Fay	23	Ron Michals	Steve Nagel	Jim Conley
T8	Chad Boyce	22	Josh Reinert	Ken Tesauro	Bob Looby
T8	Mark Hill	22	Mike Seward	Don Mappin	Randy Richter
10	Tim Covell	21	Tyler Covell	Tom Winquist	Ron Nielson
T11	Joe Charles	19	Adam Korson	Kyle Yohe	Chad Volant
T11	Thom Slusher	19	Trevor Frankeke	JJ Klaus	Dan Timmins
T11	Brian Davis	19	Dave Phillips	John Girardt	Bryan McClain
T11	Paulo Rocha	19	Al Wisne	Jay Slavsky	Steve Zuccarini
15	JT Aude	18	Chip Nicholas	Tom Gouin	JD Dreyer
T16	Mark Hogan	17	Aaron Beach	Terry Nagelkirk	Shawn Houtz
T16	Doug Grove	17	Ron Benson	James VanDosen	John Raymond
T16	Jason Guss	17	Alyssa Gaudio	Trent Schroeder	Yog Willnow
19	Gary Lewandowski	16	Jon Leslie	Ron Snead	Craig Misselhorn
20	Matt Shalhoup	15	Gary Bedlion	Aaron Riley	Joe Thompson
21	Jerry Roman	13	Rich Lindberg	Peg Lindberg	Bill MacCready
T22	Cris Cavitt	8	Ray Wieckert	Matt McColl	George Torreano
T22	Shane Hollandsworth	8	Matt Krill	Nick Chapin	Todd Jarrold
24	Doug Bell	1	Julie Brakora	Melanie Rutheford	Rick Dewling

Team Skin Winners were

Hole 5 - Covell with +10

Hole 8 - Davis with +5

Hole 9 - Davis with +5

Hole 10 - Charles with +7

Hole 13 - Boyce with +7

Hole 14 - Hollandsworth with +1

Hole 16 - Aude with +7

Hole 18 - K. Roman with +7

More importantly than the results was the cause.

If anyone would like to send a note of thanks to any of those associated with our opening ceremony, here are the contacts

VFW Honor Guard - RON LEBOURDAIS - rlebourd@live.com
Speaker - DOUG ROBINSON - robinsond15@michigan.gov
Singer - JUSTIN REED - justinnicholasreed@gmail.com

Our Food and Beverage team who set up the beer tasting with Leinenkuegels and the Brisket Slider with Sysco.

GABE BOBER - gbober@treetops.com

Our ownership representative for allowing us to utilize the beautiful Jones Masterpiece on an otherwise very busy day

BARRY OWENS - bowens@treetops.com

Last and certainly not least, our sponsors who make these events possible and provide a large portion of the purse for us and our amateurs.

Club Car - JOHN BISSELL - jbissell@midwestgt.com
Farm Bureau Insurance - ADAM KORSON - akorson@fbinsmi.com and/or CHAD VOLANT - cvolant@fbinsmi.com
Acrisure - TERRY NAGELKIRK - tnagelkirk@acrisure.com
MARK JENKINS - my365mail@gmail.com
GARY DOMAGALSKI - domagalski@comcast.net
JERE HODGES - jerehodges@gmail.com

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Treetops will be host to the National One Armed Golf Association’s National Tournament

transmitid — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:22:03 +0000

Gaylord, MI - Golfers across North America will be setting their sights on Gaylord Michigan, and its premiere golf destination; Treetops Resort July 23^rd through July 27^th, 2017.

The event will feature one-armed golfers from across North America, a true celebration of determination, and perseverance. The tournament is broken down into two divisions: assisted, where golfers are allowed to utilize prosthetic devices and/or touch the club with two limbs, and unassisted: where golfers touch the club with only one arm. In accordance with other national tournaments the NOAGANT will have two days of stroke play completion to determine the low eight qualifiers in each division. The qualifiers then proceed through match play completion, with a winner recognized Thursday, July 27^th. It should also be noted that participants who do not qualify for the match play portion of the tournament play in a series of alternate shot, and best ball events competing for prizes throughout the week.

The mission of NAOAGA is to promote the game of golf to those that must play "one-handed" due to a physically challenged condition for the purpose of competition, recreation, and physical & emotional rehabilitation. Treetops Resort is proud to host this tournament, along with its strong and talented competitors.

Schedule of Events

Sunday, July 23 - Threetops- North America's #1 Par 3 Course at 6:40pm
Monday, July 24 - Masterpiece with tee times ranging from 10:43 to 12:48
Tuesday, July 25 - Signature with tee times ranging from 9:57 to 11:52
Wednesday, July 26 - Premier with tee times ranging from 9:59 to 11:39
Thursday, July 27^th - Tradition with tee times ranging from 8:00am - 9:30 (there will be three finals matches taking place at 2:00, 2:10 and 2:20 on this day too).

About Treetops Resort - Treetops Resort is truly the Midwest's "Must Play" resort and arguably the best collection of golf anywhere in the country, boasting five different courses from renowned designers Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and Tom Fazio. Treetops Resort is also proudly recognized as having the # 1 Par 3 Course in America: Threetops. Guests can also experience world-class instruction, a spectacular spa, downhill skiing, meetings & conventions, and a fairytale setting for weddings. Treetops Resorts' winter offerings include some of the finest terrain perfect for families to enjoy all season long. Treetops Resort boasts 23 ski runs, a terrain park, cross-country skiing, extreme tubing and its signature Culinary Adventure Series that features a Farm 2 Fork seasonal series; a Skiable Feast and Wilderness Sleigh Ride Dinner series in the winter months.

Treetops Resort is conveniently located on I-75 north just three hours north of Detroit and within one hour of the Straights of Mackinac.

To reserve a Treetops Resort Getaway any time of year, visit www.treetops.com or call 888-Treetops.

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Embark on a Gourmet Winter Adventure

transmitid — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 23:05:05 +0000

The Treetops Culinary Adventure Series all began with this winter gem and 2017 marks our 4th season of the Skiable Feast. We've coined it a Gourmet Winter Adventure because it's the perfect combination of a little exercise, gourmet food, craft beer, and Michigan wine.

As you meander through the sprawling beauty of Treetops Resort, it's easy to forget you are just a few miles from downtown Gaylord. Many locals don't even know the rich storybook history of the property where your adventure awaits.

A developer named Kirk Gladwin wanted to open a wildlife nature preserve with exotic animals. The project cost over a million dollars and he opened it as a family tourist attraction on a piece of land that was home to 2,000 acres of Timber Mountain Ranch. It was designed like Jurassic Park where the visitors saw movies, rode on a tram, and even had passports to view the animals. Visitors were not allowed to wander through the property, but were made to stay on the tram, until it arrived at an observation point, because the animals were free roaming.

The developer assured the county that he had no plans to introduce any carnivorous animals into the collection like bears or large cats. But once you were inside, there were Bison, Elk, Axis deer, Sika deer, Chocolate Fallow deer, Big Horn sheep and different species of goats. The tram driver would follow the path while the narrator pointed out the animals out and told you about them.

The Pavilion Restaurant had an elevated observation deck with telescopes on railings to watch animals from. Arriving and departing from the restaurant, the tram drivers used remote control devices to open and close the gates behind them. Some of the animals figured this out and would stand near the gate, waiting for it to open, attempting escape.

After exiting the fenced area, the tram took the guests down the main road to the River Cabin. This cabin was originally where the guests of the hunting ranch across the street from Project Nature, would stay while paying to hunt exotic animals from all around the world. That was all before the park was built.

At the River Cabin, you were allowed off the tram to tour the cabin and view the Llamas in a smaller fenced area. Across from the River Cabin, there was a larger fenced area with two giraffes and even an ostrich. Guests could walk around until they were ready to go and then just hop on the next tram which took you back to the Wilderness cabin, which ended your journey.

At one point, there was some talk of building an outdoor water slide, but the place was shut down before that ever came to fruition. Outside of the fence, people saw black bears and other wild animals.

Project Nature only operated for about a year, but the stories will be told and the animals will be spotted for years to come.

The Skiable Feast takes you to all the tram stops and is available Saturdays in January and February, lasting between 4-5 hours, depending on ability and how many times you stop for photos. This 6 km (3.8 miles) intermediate cross country ski excursion has guides to lead the way, but you and your friends are free to enjoy the day at your own pace.

Along the trails, you'll find gourmet food and beverage stations, where you can take a rest and refuel with a tasty cup of gumbo or chowder, cod sliders, fresh fruits and veggies, Michigan craft beers and so much more.

$89 per person, (inclusive) with special lodging packages available. Reservations can be made by visiting Treetops.com or calling 888-Treetops.

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