The Dunes Resort

Douglas, United States

3.8

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17 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Bussiness info

Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Ages Allowed
21+
Good for Groups
Yes
Ambience
Touristy
Noise Level
Average
Music
DJ
Good For Dancing
Yes
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
Yes
Best Nights
Fri, Sat, Sun
Coat Check
Yes
Smoking
Yes
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Dogs Allowed
Yes

Description

Specialties

Midwest Largest GLBT Resort & Entertainment Complex. Open year round. Hotel, Cottages, Suites, 6 bars, outdoor pool. Saugatuck/​Douglas, MI

History

Established in 1981.

It’s not a boardroom, there’s no conference table or uncomfortable chairs and there are clearly no suits. It’s just another day in paradise. It’s Douglas, Michigan, a hot September day and three friends are unwinding after a day of moving furniture. Of course, there are the requisite margaritas and pizza underscoring the brainstorming and the abundance of laughter.

From this fun infused «What if?» backdrop would emerge a life altering idea. It was this setting, this day in 1998 when partners Mike Jones, Danny Esterline and Greg Tryzbinski came up with the idea to buy a gay bar.

Many dream but few dare and margaritas add the needed perspective. According to Jones, «We were at points in our lives where it just seemed right. Maybe you shouldn’t eat pizza, drink margaritas and try to plan your life, but you just never know what’s going to happen.»

Meet the Business Owner

Mike, Dan Greg J.

Business Owner

Jones, 45 is an Indiana native, who earned a hospitality degree from Purdue University, then lived in Chicago and worked at a design magazine before spreading his entrepreneurial wings. Esterline, 47 has a political background and serves as the «I can fix anything man.» Trzybinski, 50, comes from a banking background and takes care of everything financial. ”