Tim, One of more astute, well educated, infrequent posters told me once that Dismal River may be the most interesting course in which to study, because of it's history.
I thought it was a great take on the course, versus the usual is good or bad type of reactions. Certainly, from it's inception, it has been a great resource for things not to do, when starting a club. But, as I said earlier, the new ownership has remedied most, if not all of those issue.
Looking forward to Eric's threads on his trip. He certainly has taken some beautiful pictures, as evidenced above.