The Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana, is docked on the Ohio River with more than 1,000 of the most popular slot machines and other table games. There’s also a grand theater, anchor lounge and multiple restaurants. The 294-room hotel features an indoor pool, hot tub and sauna for relaxation. The 6,400-yard Links course was designed…
One of the most popular attractions to go check out in Cincinnati is the Cincinnati Zoo. It’s been around for over 140 years, and spreads out across 65 acres of land. To witness some more of Cincinnati’s long and detailed history, head over to the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Museum. It’s located right next to the baseball stadium. It’s a great place to check out before you see a game, or to visit after a game.
There’s no need to head out west to explore vineyards when there’s a wide variety of winery tours in Dayton. Old Mason Winery, Caesar Creek, Olde Schoolhouse, and The Winery at Versailles are all great places, just to name a few. If you’ve got a sweet-tooth, hop aboard the Ohio Buckeye Candy Trail which stops at 31 different local and family-owned chocolate stores across Dayton.
Southern Ohio isn't a golf destination with lavish resorts and great golf courses, but the Vintage Golf Properties does own five good golf courses north of Cincinnati that can thrill any player. The crown jewel of the corporation is Shaker Run, a championship 27-hole complex about a 45 minute drive from the home of the Bengals and Reds in a quaint farming town just off of Interstate 75.
Play Shaker Run Golf Club for a good old-fashioned lesson in geometry. It's not about finding the fairway at this fabulous, public, 27-hole facility 35 minutes northwest of Cincinnati, it's about leaving the proper angle to the green. Arthur Hills designed the original 18 holes in 1979. The Lakeside nine features two fine par 3s (No. 2 and No. 5) with water views. Extreme elevation change highlights The Woodlands nine.
The nationwide explosion of casino gambling has fueled an interesting side effect -- a nationwide explosion of casino golf courses, often of better quality and at lower prices than their non-casino peers. Many examples of this -- including some of the oldest, some of the newest and the only casino course to ever host a major -- are spread throughout the vast expanse that is the Midwest.
A popular 36-hole public course in the Cincinnati area is set to close for good. Weatherwax Golf Course, designed by Arthur Hills, will shutter its doors Nov. 9.
Maybe some day Elks Run Golf Club near Cincinnati will symbolize the rebirth of golf, a day when every course is packed and cherished as an outdoor playground by its surrounding community. The Greg Norman design from 1999 reopened last July. A new management team from Sequoia Golf, based in Georgia, has given Elks Run a second chance. Some courses don't deserve one. Elks Run's scenic layout earned it.
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