December 2013
| Business World Magazine | 55
“If you’re thinking of a country club set-
ting, you need to take it to a whole new
level,” says Stefan Ringgenberg, general
manager of the74-year-old facility, locat-
ed in the northern reaches of Michigan’s
Upper Peninsula, less than 120 miles from
the Canadian border.
“We offer some of the best skiing the
Midwest has to offer. Let’s be honest, it’s
not Switzerland. But it’s a remarkable
family atmosphere. This is the place your
father taught you to ski. It’s where you
taught your kids how to ski and where
you’re teaching your grandchildren how
to ski.
“That’s what makes this place so spe-
cial.” And just a few years ago, it’s also
what saved its life.
