Staffers from the state’s Department of Natural Resources say that approval was granted for the new 18-hole golf course along the Lake Michigan shore despite assessments that the project did not meet environmental standards and could harm sensitive wetlands. Kohler has promised to remediate any affected wetlands for the project that is estimated to bring…
Late-Spring Snow and Cold Jeopardizes Fishing, as Well as Golf, for Minnesota Resorts
Properties that depend on revenues from fishing as much as golf, boating or other forms of warm-weather recreation now expect many northern lakes and other bodies of water to still be frozen when the state opens the fishing season on May 12, after the first half of April brought prolonged below-zero overnight temperatures, record late snowfalls and days of bitter cold winds.