I had arrived at
Boyne Highlands Resort in Michigan the previous
evening with my brother, Mark, and my nephew and niece, Jacob and Moriah.
Everyone was excited about a weekend full of activities. Well, almost everyone.
I had broken my arm just two weeks before and wouldn’t be
doing anything adventurous.
I have to admit I was a bit bummed before I
arrived, but once I settled into
Boyne Highlands Resort, the views and other things I
could do had eliminated my gloomy outlook.
We were up early for breakfast in the Dining Room of the
Main Lodge. I was impressed by the huge buffet. There was an omelet station, as
well as hot and cold dishes, fruits, muffins, pancakes, and more.
We were all full when we left to head outside, where the
temperature was hovering around zero degrees. It was, after all, Michigan in
the winter, I reminded my Californian family.
I followed everyone along to the Snow Sports Academy Desk in
the Day Lodge, where they were checked in and fitted for their equipment.
Moriah and Jacob, who had skied quite a few times at
Lake Tahoe, California,, had a two-hour group lesson before they were off to some ski time of
their own.
Mark had decided that he wanted to try snowboarding and he
too had a lesson.
Boyne Highlands Resort is very well equipped for every winter sport
in every level.
I enjoyed relaxing and watching them. I hadn’t seen the kids
in about a year and the mountain was just beautiful.
Everyone finished up a bit before our lunch and we decided
to try tubing. It was a lot of fun, and something I could experience with the
cast on.
We then headed to lunch with the entire press group in the
Zoo Bar of the Day Lodge. We had pre-ordered lunch so we had a chance to chat
and ask any questions we had to
Boyne’s Director of Marketing, Erin Ernst.
I had ordered the Slider Trio of Avocado Turkey, Thai Beef,
and Black Bean, and it was delicious. Everyone was happy with the other
options, including an Ahi Tuna Wrap, too.
Erin had arranged for my spa appointment to be while Mark
and the kids went zip lining so we went our separate ways for a while.
I thoroughly enjoyed the relaxing Milk & Honey Pedicure and
they had a fun time zip lining.
I requested a tour of Petoskey’s facilities, which were
bigger than we expected, before we sat down for some beer tasting and warm
pretzels, followed by burgers and sandwiches.
Moriah had stayed back at the lodge to study. When we
returned, we all went into the hot tub for a while. There’s nothing quite like
watching the snow mountains in freezing temperatures while you stay warm in the
hot tub.
Despite the fact that I was the only one who didn’t have an
adventurous day, I think I was the first one asleep after all the relaxing.
I would get to join in on more of the fun Saturday at Boyne Highlands as we
were starting with dog sledding.
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I must say my family had a great time at Boyne Highlands!
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