Golf

If you’re visiting Battle Creek [1] during the warmer months and game for a round of golf, take a drive out to Gull Lake View Golf Club & Resort (7417 N. 38th St., Augusta, 269/731-4149 or 800/432-7971, www.gulllakeview.com [2], daily Apr.–Oct., $30–56), the oldest and largest golf resort in southwestern Michigan.

En route from Battle Creek to Kalamazoo [3], this long-standing, family-operated resort offers top-notch lodging and dining, plus five championship golf courses: Gull Lake View East, Gull Lake View West, Stonehedge North, Stonehedge South, and Bedford Valley.