Shanty Creek will also hold a party at its Ivan's Mountainside Grill in the Schuss Village. The resort still has rooms available and all events over the holiday weekend are open to guests and non-guests. It is offering a three-night package that includes a country western theme dance on, Thursday, Dec. 30, the main New Year's Eve celebration at Governors Hall on Friday, a Saturday brunch and a dinner and ballroom dancing later that day. For many years the resort's Governors Hall party has been popular with corporate clients who often buy whole tables or multiple tables for employees and clients. For kids the resort will hold a special party with music, lights, food and entertainment but specifics about cost and activities had not yet been set at press time.
Guests receive hand-held masks to enhance the masquerade theme.
The historic hotel still has some rooms available and offers a three-night package with arrival Thursday and departure Sunday. It includes a buffet dinner Thursday, breakfast, a dinner dance with music by the Up North Big Band and a photo on Friday, breakfast and a tailgate party on Saturday for New Year Day football games, and breakfast on Sunday. Most of our New Year's program is geared to the guests staying at the hotel but we can also offer some parts of the program for others, including the tailgate party. Many other properties including Boyne Mountain in Boyne Falls and Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs as well as the Inn at Bay Harbor in Petoskey, the Park Place Hotel in Traverse City, Treetops-Sylvan Resort in Gaylord have special New Year's events and parties. In the case of Treetops-Sylvan, the lodging is already booked.