HARRIS, Mich. (WLUC) – Dozens of visitors explore the brand-new conference center at the Island Resort & Casino.
The 17,000-square-feet space will play an important role helping the resort fill gaps in its calendar, according to General Manager Tony Mancilla.
Mancilla says the Island wants more of you to visit during the winter.
“You know, I think it hits a segment of our calendar every year that we need to fill, which is the middle of the winter,” Mancilla said. “You know, a lot of people don’t travel, but people do their conferences in the winter. They don’t do them in the summer, everyone’s on vacation in the summer.”
Around 150 workers and subcontractors at Gundlach Champion built the new space.
Project Manager Thomas Wahlstrom says thanks to everyone’s collaboration, they finished ahead of schedule.
“You’re not going to have a project like this that doesn’t come without issues and being able to work through those and keep it on track,” Wahlstrom said. “We were actually able to finish this project earlier than we had originally planned.”
Gundlach Champion also built a new clubhouse for Sweetgrass Golf Club.
Golf Director Nathan Rousseau says if you’re a golfer, the new clubhouse should make your experience at the course even smoother.
“I don’t think a lot of it’s changed, I think a lot of it has just gotten a little bit better,” Rousseau said. “You know, our operations stayed very similar, it’s just a little bit more customer friendly. Customers are able to come here, check in for their round of golf, grab their cart at the front of our building and head out and play.”
The Island expects a lot of you to show up to the convention center and clubhouse during the Epson Tour’s Island Resort Championship next Friday.
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