The Dunes Resort: Gay Saugatuck Douglas

Time flies when your having fun, right? It's May 26 and the summer kicker, Memorial Day Weekend, has come and gone.  It's a blurr.. but in a good way.  The weather was OKAY, not good, not bad.. had better, had worse!  Great crowds helped us usher in a new season.   The Dunes is 34 and Danny, Mike and Greg have welcome their 17th summer season (year 16) -- again, time does fly! Friday kicked off with DJ Doug, the Men of Manwatch and Hannaniah Whitley in the Cabaret. Saturday was our opening day at the pool and the weather was perfect!  In the PM, we welcomed DJ Tristan Jaxx to the DJ Booth for the first time, with Kelly Carey and Rick SantaMaria in the Cabaret. Sunday was the first big Tea of the year with DJ Doug starting things off and getting it primed for DJ GRIND to rock the house!!  Amy and Freddy kept a full house in the Cabaret. Monday was the final tea of the Weekend, Memorial Day Tea with DJ BearMan. Now, let the games begin!! The Du...

Yes, it is May and the temperature is expected to be 70 next week... a sign of good weather ahead??  Last weekend was the first Tea Dance of the season -- thank you to all that came out despite the 50 degree tempts and enjoyed the outside deck!  DJ Doug was spinning and bartender worked the outside decks.. proving rain or shine, hot or cold the Dunes is READY TO SERVE!! The pool has the cover off and I'm hoping that the area is ready for sunning by the weekend of May 16th.. wish is our "Save A Horse, Enjoy a Hoedown!  Weekend.. think Country, Dunes style.  We have a lot excitement generating from IGRA (Illinois Gay Rodeo Association), MIGRA (Michigan Gay Rodeo Association), SCCDA (Second City Country Dance Association, WCC (Windy City Cowboys) and The Grand River Renegades.   The weekend starts with a meet and greet on Friday with Line Dance and Two steps class and Cowboy DJ Eric.. Saturday AM we have a breakfast with a lunch cookout and more line danc...

I'm wearing shorts today!  I think I'll make the commitment that from now on my wearing shorts.. till Halloween! We are roughly 35 days out for the start of the Memorial Day Weekend!  I created a poster for the holiday weekend last weekend and Danny reminded me.. we have two hot DJ's spinning over the Holiday, why aren't they in the AD..so here you go: We'll be starting the Memorial Day weekend on Thursday May 21 with Stripper-o-ke.. strippers and karaoke to celebrate Greg T and Richard B's birthdays!  Friday May 22 Men of Manwatch, DJ Doug R and Hannaniah Whitley in the Cabaret, Saturday May 23 is the Official Opening of the Pool with DJ Doug (which will not be open daily till September).  Saturday night we'll welcome DJ Tristan Jaxx to his first Dunes Event in the main bar and Kelly Carey & Rick SantaMaria make their return to the Dunes Cabaret.  Sunday May 24 is the big Tea of the weekend and we are excited to DJ Grind return (after his amazing sp...

The Last Sunday in March!  April 1 is 3 days away,   53 days till the start of Memorial Day Weekend!  Exciting and frightening at the same time. Returning bartenders include: Jeff, Todd, Jackson, Aaron, Mikey, Tyler, DW, Dan and Keller.. new staff include Nick, Dino.. Alex in the Kitchen and Trevor running food. Great Guest DJ Entertainment Lined up and includes: Tristan Jaxx and Grind over Memorial Day; Paulo, Roland Belmares, Seth Cooper and Theresa over the July 4th holiday; Hector Fonseca and Tony Moran over Labor Day.. plus multiple spins over the summer by Ralphi Rosario .. and your favorites Doug Roberts and BearMan! In the Cabaret: Kelly Carey & Rick Santa Maria, Amy Armstrong & Freddy Allen, Hannaniah Whitley and the Dunes Divas (with new show director Lavender LaRue.. special guests include The Ruby Girls and Miss Conception! What's the Dunes been up since the last fall: A LOT! However it's like the year all you got for Christmas is Under...

What's happening at the Dunes Resort in December? Don't forget to join your Dunes Family for Thanksgiving Day dinner.  Bring a dish, or just show up, lots of free food beginning at 6pm (Thursday 11/27) -- followed by a little Euchre (we are in Michigan after all)! DJ Doug R is back on Saturday November 29 spinning in the main bar! Karaoke continues every Friday @ 9pm! Bingo continues every Sunday 4-7pm benefiting West Shore Aware! $1 off Drinks Every Monday - Thursday (except 12/31 & 01/01). Euchre/Pot Luck continues every Thursday 6pm. Toys For Kids Benefit Show Saturday December 6th.  Bring an unwrapped toy (and your $$) and all this good stuff will be donated to the Christian Neighbors Toy Drive! Ring in the New Year at the Dunes Resort!  December 31st is right around the corner so book now!  Or, just come on out and play!  DJ Doug is spinning in the main bar, with the Dunes Divas (hosted by Sydney Chablis) in the Cabaret.  Mid...

Technology is crazy!  I bought one of those Jawbone UP bracelets.  And then it syncs with an app called My Fitness Pal.  You leave the UP bracelet on all day (except in the shower) and it keeps track of your movements as well as your sleep patterns.  The goal is 10,000 steps a day and it keeps track and texts you when you've sat too long, or you are really moving - constantly giving you up dates.  The Fitness Pal app lets you scan bar codes of food, or manually enter.  You pre-program if you want to loose, gain or maintain weight... it tells you how many calories you need.  If you enter everything you consume in the day, along with how much activity your getting on UP.. it tells you how you did for the day.  It also monitors your sleeping. You tell it you are going to bed, it records how long it took you to fall asleep, how long you are in deep sleep, how long you are in light sleep, how many times you woke up.  You tell it when you are awake...

As a child of the 70's and 80's, this is a fun Edit!   In Defense of A Sexy Halloween After spending 10/31 hiding from the youngsters looking for candy, I decided to go be seen last night.. so I took a shower, put on my Florida finest (which isn't saying much) and headed for an early dinner.. planning on sitting at the restaurant's bar, having a nice dinner, couple glasses of wine and enjoying a couple pages of a book.  I have no issues doing things by myself - however since it was a Saturday and I didn't have lunch I decided to go early 5:30p. The bar had seats on three sides and I found one available on a corner.  An older gay couple on the left side (both enjoying a big martini) and a straight couple on the right (4 1/2 empty margaritas in front of them).  It quickly became obvious that the straights might have been a little over served, as the man kept repeating the same story/point over and over and over.  I heard the F word at least 50 times in the f...