New Season at Boyne Adventure Golf

Combine seven waterfalls with master gardening, rolling landscapes and unique stonework and the result is Michigan's largest adventure golf center.

Combine seven waterfalls with master gardening, rolling landscapes and unique stonework and the result is Michigan’s largest adventure golf center.

When Brian Williams moved back to the Boyne City area in the late 1980s, he knew his dream was to build Boyne Rapids Adventure Golf.
“We opened in July of ‘88, we put the batting cages in – both baseball and softball –in 1993, then we put the 18-hole par 3 in 1995 and opened in 1996,” Williams said.
When most people think of mini golf, they imagine miniature windmills and cartoonish dutch houses, but Boyne Rapids Adventure Golf offers affordable family fun in a breathtaking, unique setting.
Williams got his first taste of the business after graduating from Eastern Michigan University.
“I was a recreation park design manager,” he said. “I had grown up with my father being director of Camp Michigania on Walloon Lake and I got to grow up every summer as a kid on such a beautiful lake.”
Williams said he just knew he had to do whatever he could to head back north and live in the Boyne area.
“I moved up here and worked jobs and saved up working capital to build the thing,” he said.
With help from Williams’ father, a master gardener, the more than an acre-sized landscape at Boyne Rapids Adventure Golf is truly a site to behold.
“It hasn’t really bloomed yet, but when it does it has been called a botanical paradise,” he said. “We even have an underground waterfall.”
Williams said despite the dip in the economy over the last couple years, he remains steadfast in his mission to provide Northern Michiganders with a premier entertainment venue.
“We’ve never really made the income we thought we would, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” he said. “I can’t imagine living anywhere else. We probably would have made more money if we had opened in a larger venue, but being self-employed and living in Boyne City definitely has its rewards.”
Williams credits his staff with working tirelessly to maintain an immaculate place for families to play mini golf, practice their swings in the batting cages or for more serious golfers to work on their short game on the premium links.
Brian’s partners in the business are his mother and father Linn and Glen Williams.
“My dad always told me this business is like being a farmer: it all comes down to the weather and all comes down to the economy,” he said. “And it is our mission to be the best miniature golf course anywhere and to provide affordable family fun.”
Boyne Rapids Adventure Golf offers the mini golf course for $3 for kids 5 and under.
Kids 6 – 12 is $6.25
People 13 – 64 is $6.75
Seniors 65 and up is $6.25
The Par 3, 18 hole rates are $12.95 and for seniors it costs $10.95
The softball and baseball batting cages, which are totally adjustable for any age or skill level, cost $1 for a bucket of 17 balls or $12 per hour.
Right now, the family season VIP passes are on sale for $225, a savings of $50.
This allows unlimited play for the mini golf, par 3 golf and batting cages all summer. The sale is good until June 1st.
For more information on Boyne Rapids Adventure Golf, call (231) 582-3505 or visit them on the web at www.boynerapidsgolf.com
Boyne Rapids Adventure Golf’s summer hours are 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Daily.
Currently they are open Noon – 7 p.m. Daily and 11 a.m. To 8 p.m. On weekends.

BOYNE ADVENTURE GOLFCombine seven waterfalls with master gardening, rolling landscapes and unique stonework and the result is Michigan’s largest adventure golf center.When Brian Williams moved back to the Boyne City area in the late 1980s, he knew his dream was to build Boyne Rapids Adventure Golf.“We opened in July of ‘88, we put the batting cages in – both baseball and softball –in 1993, then we put the 18-hole par 3 in 1995 and opened in 1996,” Williams said. When most people think of mini golf, they imagine miniature windmills and cartoonish dutch houses, but Boyne Rapids Adventure Golf offers affordable family fun in a breathtaking, unique setting.Williams got his first taste of the business after graduating from Eastern Michigan University.“I was a recreation park design manager,” he said. “I had grown up with my father being director of Camp Michigania on Walloon Lake and I got to grow up every summer as a kid on such a beautiful lake.”Williams said he just knew he had to do whatever he could to head back north and live in the Boyne area.“I moved up here and worked jobs and saved up working capital to build the thing,” he said.With help from Williams’ father, a master gardener, the more than an acre-sized landscape at Boyne Rapids Adventure Golf is truly a site to behold.“It hasn’t really bloomed yet, but when it does it has been called a botanical paradise,” he said. “We even have an underground waterfall.”Williams said despite the dip in the economy over the last couple years, he remains steadfast in his mission to provide Northern Michiganders with a premier entertainment venue.“We’ve never really made the income we thought we would, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” he said. “I can’t imagine living anywhere else. We probably would have made more money if we had opened in a larger venue, but being self-employed and living in Boyne City definitely has its rewards.”Williams credits his staff with working tirelessly to maintain an immaculate place for families to play mini golf, practice their swings in the batting cages or for more serious golfers to work on their short game on the premium links.Brian’s partners in the business are his mother and father Linn and Glen Williams.“My dad always told me this business is like being a farmer: it all comes down to the weather and all comes down to the economy,” he said. “And it is our mission to be the best miniature golf course anywhere and to provide affordable family fun.”Boyne Rapids Adventure Golf offers the mini golf course for $3 for kids 5 and under.Kids 6 – 12 is $6.25People 13 – 64 is $6.75Seniors 65 and up is $6.25The Par 3, 18 hole rates are $12.95 and for seniors it costs $10.95The softball and baseball batting cages, which are totally adjustable for any age or skill level, cost $1 for a bucket of 17 balls or $12 per hour.Right now, the family season VIP passes are on sale for $225, a savings of $50.This allows unlimited play for the mini golf, par 3 golf and batting cages all summer. The sale is good until June 1st.For more information on Boyne Rapids Adventure Golf, call (231) 582-3505 or visit them on the web at www.boynerapidsgolf.comBoyne Rapids Adventure Golf’s summer hours are 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Daily.Currently they are open Noon – 7 p.m. Daily and 11 a.m. To 8 p.m. On weekends.

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