Michele

Twins named Rob and Laura; a double sleigh; one woman’s California King, a kid’s queen and a Hilltop Queen with her double and bottom bunk ladies in waiting. They were followed by the Stickeen Queen, double and the harder of two bunks, the top; and finally, an Aerie top bunk, bottom bunk, queen and full […]

One of Mark Twain’s famous witticisms was: “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” Having spent a decade of summers in San Francisco, I understood that comment quite well. I missed wearing sundresses during those years when the afternoon fog came barreling through the Golden Gate and blanketed the hills

Mike is a fantastic tournament director. He’s been running disc golf tournaments for some 25 years and they’ve ranged in size from a few people to hundreds. His ability to run a smooth, fun event is one of the reasons why the Northwoods Open is arguably the most popular disc golf event in the state

Tim Selinske, one of the founding partners of INNOVA-Champion Golf Discs, passed away after a long battle with Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis. According to Innova, he had been undergoing treatment for the last eight months when his condition took a turn for the worse earlier last week. He died at 3am (California time) on Friday. Tim

Don’t be afraid to take Hwy. 70 West of Minocqua. The major road construction project that has been clogging up traffic flow for most of the summer is nearly 100% complete and a fresh new surface is ready and waiting for your wheels. There’s still a minor amount of shoulder work happening, but it causes

There’s a saying here in the Northwoods that has never been more relevant than the summer of 2009: “If you don’t like the weather in Wisconsin, wait five minutes.” For the past two weeks we’ve experienced a constantly changing weather scenario nearly every day: Sunny one moment, raining the next. July has gone on record

My favorite thing about running Sandy Point Resort? Watching the kids grow up. We are so fortunate to have many, many families return year after year. We’ve had generations come through this place and have had the delightful pleasure of watching children grow as well as the heartbreak of having grandparents pass on. Each spring

We saw Public Enemies last week, our one venture to the movies all summer. It was the 7:00 show and the theater was packed. It was also filthy. Spilled popcorn and snack wrappers littered the floor and clearly, the high traffic for this show had taken its smelly toll.This made me wonder: Can the Northwoods

Musician, Dave Graham, Illinois resident and Sandy Point Guest for the past seven summers, treated the resort today with his bagpipe show. Decked in a jaunty Scottish tam, this year he left the kilt behind and first played at the beach, where it was a bit windy. He brought the pipes up to the cabin

I missed this little event because I was in town; however, the girls (Willow, Camille and CINCO) had a visitor in the shop today. Apparently our friend, Chippy Chipmunk, came by. No doubt he/she was looking for a Snickers bar or perhaps some Peanut M&Ms. Cinco, who has been known to sit at the base