Jeff Brauer did a lot of golf architecture work in Northern Minnesota, except that the Texas native didn’t really consider it work. The grass is greener, beauty more beautiful, the air Colorado Fresh, the water Canadian clear, the stars at night so brilliant and the hospitality factor known as “Minnesota Nice” is… well… it seems nicer. From Brainerd to Tower, that’s where all our best public golf is in the state. Maybe that’s why Northern Minnesota has our best golf courses. That’s right… there’s just something about summer in Northern Minnesota that feels better than summer most anywhere else in the United States. But, they also know their summer is better. The people Up North “get it” more profoundly than the rest of us. Every trip up there affects deeply, presenting a completely different vibe than the Twin Cities. They don’t take summer for granted nearly as much up in Tower – in Northern Minnesota – and celebrate every day of it. We rush summer only to get to fall and lament that we can’t hit “rewind” and start summer all over again. But then we start to get thin skin… whine about the heat… look forward to the kids going back to school… discuss Christmas plans. The first few weeks we appreciate it… bask in it… celebrate it.

We take it for granted – the beauty and perfectness of Minnesota during the summer.

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