Media Contact:
J. Michael DeAgostino
Public Relations Manager
Phone: 231-534-6352 or
800-748-0303, ext. 6352
E-mail: publicrelations@gtresort.com
Visit: www.GrandTraverseResort.com
 
(Calendar is subject to changes including additions and deletions without notice.) 
(Media - Please confirm before publishing any listed event.)
 
January 1: New Year’s Day

January 13-17: NW Michigan Orchard & Vineyard Show

January 18-20: ESPN Radio 1310 Men’s Snowbound Open Tennis Tournament presented by Charter

January 18: TC Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Dinner

January 21: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 26: Winter Golf Center Open House, Noon-3 p.m.

Jan 28-Feb 1: Special Olympics Michigan Winter Games

February 5: Fat Tuesday

February 6: Ash Wednesday

February 9-10: North American Vasa XC Ski Races

February 14: Valentine’s Day (Special Dinner Menu in Aerie Restaurant)

February 15-18: 2nd Annual Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest (CCWWF)

February 18: President’s Day

February 22-24: Bob Swanson Memorial Scholarship Tennis Tournament

March 9: Daylight Saving Time Begins

March 17: St. Patrick’s Day

March 23: Easter - Easter Grand Buffet in Aerie Restaurant & Lounge

Mid-April TBD: Golf Season Begins (Weather Permitting) 

April 11-13: Nickelodeon Great Family Fun Festival Package

April 17: Spring Room & Package Rates Begin (through June 5) 

April 18-20: GTR Spring Classic Junior Tennis Tournament (Ages 10-14)

April 23: Administrative Professionals Day

April 23-27: National Trout Festival in Kalkaska

Apr 27-May 15: Spring Golf Course Aerification Season

May TBD: Jim McLean Golf School Opens (Jason Jenkins Director of Instruction) 

May 11: Mother’s Day - Mother’s Day Grand Buffet in Aerie Restaurant & Lounge

May 23: Beach Club Opens

May 24: Bayshore Marathon in Traverse City

May 26: Memorial Day

May 28-31: The Ross Cup 

June TBD: Grand Traverse USTA Team Tennis Academy and Rallyball

June TBD: Camp Traverse Day Camp for 6-12 Year-Olds Begins (10 Weeks)

June 6: Summer Room & Package Rates Begin (through August 30)

June 6-8: 2008 Grand Traverse Roar-to-Shore

June 9-12: 2008 Michigan Open Championship (Golf)

June 15: Father’s Day 

June 15-19: Golf Your Daylights Out (Play as much as you can in one day.  $95 per person per day for the first round.  No charge for replays.)

July TBD: Spa Grand Traverse - Cherry Month

July 4: Independence Day

July 5-12: 83rd National Cherry Festival in Traverse City 

July 10: The PGA McGladrey Team Championship - Qualifying Event on The Wolverine 

Jul 16-Aug 3: Horse Shows By The Bay Equestrian Events

Jul 27-Aug 3: Traverse City Film Festival

Jul 30-Aug 2: Harbor Days in Elk Rapids

August 3-4: TC Junior Golf Association Championships 

August 11-15: Center for Automotive Research - Management Briefing Seminars

August 13-14: 2008 Lober Classic (TC Central Girls Golf)

August 31: Fall Room & Package Rates Begin (through November 1)

September 1: Labor Day - Beach Club Closes

Mid-September TBD: Detroit Red Wings Training Camp in Traverse City 

Mid-September TBD: Detroit Red Wings Training Camp Charity Golf Event

Sept 21-Oct 9: Fall Golf Course Aerification Season

October 16: Boss’s Day

October 18: Sweetest Day

Mid-Oct TBD: Jim McLean Golf School Closes for the Season

October 31: Golf Season Ends (Spruce Run remains open, weather permitting)

October 31: Halloween

November TBD: Iceman Cometh Mountain Bike Race

November TBD: TC Area Chamber of Commerce Business Expo & Economic Forecast Breakfast

November TBD: Zonta Fall Fashion Show

November TBD: Pathfunder

November 1: Winter Room & Package Rates Begin

November 1-2: The Club Adult Tennis Championships

November 2: Daylight Saving Time Ends

November 14-16: The Club Junior Tennis Championships

November 15-30: Michigan Firearms Whitetail Deer Hunting Season

November 27: Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving Grand Buffet in Aerie Restaurant & Lounge

December 5-7: GTRS Junior Open Tennis Tournament (Ages 16-18)

December 6: Biggest Little Holiday Party

December 25: Christmas Day - Christmas Grand Buffet in Aerie Restaurant & Lounge

Dec 31-Jan 1: New Year’s Eve Packages

December 31: Aerie Restaurant & Lounge New Year’s Eve Dinner & Party

December 31: New Year’s Eve - Governors’ Hall New Year’s Eve Dinner & Party

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