Ok, I think I figured out my picture issues. Here are a few I took of our weekend in Duluth.
As mentioned, the first round of the Mashie didn't exactly lend itself to taking pictures. But after we took a break in the halfway house, the last couple of groups managed to sneak a glimpse of Lake Superior as we played down the final six holes.
Here is looking down the par-4 15th, with the 16th, 2nd, and 17th greens visible:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sdmabYZ_fxWtV-yJglGgrItO7YPaIoAXVwLJ0Ivpef_l1OKVtRtx_YB2mW4zysuPOEveltJH5YgMyTTNM0zkXGk_iK2spDhX29kXFAEsVe17BWXs41TPd7CQBR5oCqhGxBnl0RSI-RP6IFgZ0RwPSxvblCdQg3J0ylJQYYHhW6-YXp1Q1y55SAu7gactvKdVYkxTYH98YVZk6vvT7ykT2U44sYeq764UKLlauojpEi4YiA4liJtCKKgjbdiU2rK0uODesMKAHs5s4GOvFnudLO0DSn3nyyAQFmfZkJKB1W8069z0RX8srwEV_TlhvTRRMFjzLfyRvLQHUe_Y6-MrmJGepEt138nwxCzQuXg12adXvE_wtwTWJTMFS83HxoR5Dx8IuH9u2aTaFyQTfiWgwtoCIOgQ77knti3dhWIPKUxs65_byrLKZUu4NFxRdqPO6sVcwRZrk5xlWi6TWEdcXqoy5OALc0AX2gvQLlayC3NkVJFjh_bi-JaTb79CEwanQq2QLcoYipDQdoiXeXXJuEA5j_Tei_6SkbLKI9E0aK-OvQkpyNWealw1adcepEHb3baPquBict5LJ_Xe_UBtDVZneGYoNPeq1foYAjk=w912-h608-no)
A closer look at the approach shot at the 15th:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Xq_AnIgxEPDLUOOzk_irGKTpxLU87vY5uqJF-gGuw6OO_VPvhkNInXoQBg7vAXzmZ5dv-UvgXZmuRjDGe8fjDUeTykTbRBONN7gIkPRrOELQLnOqiHy-oWd2LfDy2UlIQ18TCHuWEa6_ZMZsh23fNIM6vXwaPUeCv19OsDP8f0LF9_C_caPMAYzFoypi8DKvZKY1lRVhiYtq-OnK3kxl3aUCvb_1FvJuZGhgZdLEG_em_2vZp1zRawn0XeOW17iHzNGheVoC6WOcZFYCzsZNSL0Nythn9FT79Zo_3_FtOod0fPw1Mo8alrMl_l1WNGJf3kZlM-_7xKf73_Db9AVnnCKOP-I1V75vJ-vxkZvyLeEc7Jr2thvzJXLJze1dRjKzKYmToqhZuKX_68353ATmjpURR4sRVLTkp-a5OwJ3w_3ik6X0cs3zPknEc59VeiIEGcMCz4qIRyROK53WsEUw8SKdK456hN4WO5x67pWACwHxfcuTII5nldsBcjoK1L_cT4rLNp9kc2ehoemYhZjT0DrY28T8XbjRpeVwxhVoq_3SN-oomz4L0YH4G2Iy1RDs0kt8P-aRrg-TQtJbeuM3CMvbWf2UZO6b6uFih5E=w912-h608-no)
The recently restored fairway bunkering at the par-4 16th, with the par-3 17th in the background:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XP34rzNFMzpOpNN8qQu3bCeVJaHJ54wthTENT1rcUG_uMkEPt1w-32Ns0xq46RHXK5YrCx8yATVnocQKMO20mIZFu_w13CCwgAw-h48rgjSt85t_yOpAniy57ifdkD_K8n4waRdQ39n1S3SkZrAW1g7QW-AP73XofBQXo29ZlqhDY73B9jJ8x2aGwGSbJ617lXfo8ARUZLahsLXmvMZOYKG2Z0s7BwjTzflK1XM8j0HZVwS9SYoaDpgqusNIE13-vd-IjJJ_0qmB_CFBk0gs_Lp-lFQQSFL7_ykvjtrh-3VYimGkAZYqdQPyhDvJJW37TbvdpGECKwYUb8NdO5qjtaVB0wBWiG6CPLwmEvbs5uP7-1mGR5GoLKyC5FTtRQ4S9pA5Qlobd_2aLMetP2Dr5-Wbu7ll0mcrV7_uUepOje-fJYIsOhIh7hs1varBTljPyc7dVuYRXOHTTxSptsnKvfut4q-q0PyUqrW3ldt985FvWyKz5Ard5N0LqXPLOQZOnHAQhWl2uYqyY0v9F6Gn2qLa39CTKUxQO_nRH-sCNYCvwDLsSjXVyYzEUabHPqmjAllYE_FhaITSpb8DFaFAu4jeL6tRBACLWDJbLAQ=w912-h608-no)
After most of us dried off and warmed up in the club's sauna, we enjoyed a massive BBQ feast and settled in to presentations from Chris Tritabaugh (former Superintendent at Northland), Jake Ryan (current Northland Superintendent) and the club's consulting architect Tyler Rae:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hG-dhRcubcfMBDjXTWN86fqV4qQ-GgviVmGfkZHE0NwIr01q-NSH2Jo87cXez4_q2ftzsJN45z-019F3R285fsMUV4xhPLPtqr8-EYV4R53jjpAXo9JbdIm1pYB9b4YhppkeuqdHoeGDzXszr6NN_n3b6Mts2oD8REdGEr5RbRDVTiCAvf6R7sq_5RXWfsQy9exc7dTJ5L3sdRN_rW8UfAuDQvCdGxFtjtMcyQlqO7PJvc89QD0-Xqto8G_pa_E9Z27vxuh0KN1ikgiZuHk-4HGWpX7Pl7NNhLovk9PhDsub8a3Yfk60qSmfLj_m-jjnnSgCMiTnq8sn2YP9OaFmnCbgY_vmTEbWsBly_7Y46hblRpNJLJXI6YqK2eG9y-XNjEQQTKbIXI89EVBqbdhuru1FcfqbddeffyLHf6eiPR6Cwqbq5siYhTtBwh-CRNASZpqN-YgWjg1VJcaSQdXKF6deyqYlBlti_KsVFUrBa2v0KyVBqhlbAHFeB3tEKxwEzQZVV2luXPu8fXvLmS6Q1KlnSAuW9ubia7FhjuQVxg-CbMsQ-uHoFGkPEl-UPeamxoDFuc4aFry4RNfY-dJ4bxcwQiJ_nNHrgJyF9rQ=w912-h608-no)
The next morning brought a pretty heavy fog. Here is Ran Morrissett, Dan Kelly, and Lou Duran teeing off on the first Sunday morning:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0KEWxQMKSlVnN-thCc08K4ekO7Zxp9JnPq1jzIQtkbUMho177sgA97CzNfwRmPyzCMZFCPr3z2Af1dj-6J4vxS-95ekYc1DyBifh6wW2mcb1L5DwIlZGQYXeJCwYL6cSdE_Y_HrUEfSDkNFieRdJCifm-ebD87XXWS_3fk-1sL-VH3DC4dm_dK0uZX4eOJBGrvanLDSImUIlZ-5L6aE0s7YUVMR7Ucl4QWBsCh3-7X6ESnPnhHTe67U_rO9ziE0ukx77-1nSNvxF6kBd_ko37PDeTFspGOtFF7PKITTb6PcR-_mBdeDbScHq9XynCkm_6w1nkkz2TLD4-4KovXpR7TqQC7_CZrQ6btXwNIcNwMPWObbCtX_gFJBY8bx8rO-Q-1Q7nJx20IfiSIgK2LwsjWkcL0S3bgO5hCw72z5PlSyTOM-lrf_Ok-gd0iYDA4pwth3M5PtkQZphaPqOjyWZxPq8pxz29AQTNS7Nf-xV04pghCn3qKRqxKMa5ZvB3SebSzlmT5L8XDP33HLYUyvRgwrAGpwCeaZQPSmdphqHrhlKb03ZKGv48WZOiAGItlLQ5Rt1qIvpipCaWFPAaKEaDHNUjng5EExBa55Rt6U=w912-h608-no)
Here's Jay Mickle, Frank Kim, and Morgan Clawson taking their crack at the first not long after:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XPRuNahRHIMZ5BZWRgm85UU72UmAljoyqDiJutQFYYwo3wNd0Jh0k8ZzXG8EJAcF0juuWn_DUg91kH-Dh6tSHu8RQhaAotCloKmWS22xOJQvdmHY4MF8UEnDRi_3E57w1-uKBo8ep5JDY4KBv0GxURSkUSAKZHFzfjnBHJ38DbFVhayenIuSkk2m0ngdNHRvsQ93nu5ZteTENwhqkw_rHJdOPaGZly7T7IZpGAXPgNbpPZ1lmabRfshaFFtkKNqcL8TDIZ2Q8U3OVAqjesKCAFP8Dy2-Z_D4h6bP_hSWQ-FO1H73BtfGHUw-_v0sBqA8CjgJokxksEd6Vl6IHHbGGBZLpTSqyCE_gntTOpCudrll6bYnZPxjwLt9mC_qDLUGamJNqAw-P2WzkxsHSlEo4VNNKAzusGcKQD3bz-uhwivKYcG9DYB1DiMKMhilsp4uakY72kZA0EW_kuFik89eabUx2H7OY3uGfqMowhSH_rXSH4mswlStsDpFFl-mqU4jvlzMk3KhrJgshdi0Pph8lR7jMeEMV2u80Hlt5Vr5Jh_VerexBy1evIyfeHHA7KD4qn3D1iPX-z2CVEStQa7qjaHnfgzFP84CICAglkU=w912-h608-no)
Not long after 10am the fog burned off, revealing Northland in all its majesty. Here is the short uphill par-3 5th (which was not visible from the tee during Saturday's round!)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lTqh4D-O4NnXX_ouL_Rgk5Vv3YTI5-ZcuRLVd23JcB6KF9j6VCfuD2nLEu7kvGxibQtXt8UGdZuJjWJhCHGCAGOrHRol9LRaf5bde993Oh9irgJTsool28w4fo2pVa4wHCRXAbdZkBaxmvxcnvQZ1bX-vDKGzS0cLeLdqxtCudfWnbsRNY-43eCgx2t8q02mSOvfeoPcjmSMhbz17lJ72XhBMwW3lfUeHCSIKDSevadzDXOFQ_uMCLFl2n27wvqrbYysljfcnIITpJm_YLkqA_w3MYwhwsw_Jli0PVHJAFbuY0DpIK2O6I6UcFirAyO6KAt_sWBjrwbBN7pxMN1arsgEOLbukC3f7MLO7BPErslfwhr3dxkRyRW8C716f0j8TeQZLpC55QuyhQygpDvJw3K_9wYN1Rit25zH-68fUj0Fi8cMMSXuX5RK8yK_GMHs8f40W2VOqYr2GniGz0ut5Q5nbEsJ4sByuo-AA0SVUcjfURH324phdtXnb8UNXgudL-tO7i8gykfnc1qMkzoOyes2kFPo2quhsgnfp6wEPOY_ckjZIyI6hD2OBO8wBf8KOe8V7Ok_lN6OfLeKwOSOqdjcn-h_JcxvsiiLgMg=w912-h608-no)
A very warm and dry summer has led to very firm, fast, and natural fairway conditions at Northland:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vWSUmC3UhLa3lWfnPsepbwyAAf84L2noRu6rtbzE4EClypkZNdxxCoDgbu5BkMYvIrB8Ntkf4ylgRquL_TKkr_cRDlzzkmgs828vfIdaccEZ0d5w7dVL5LUiERMdQm-U1TXcIMeFsJO501Emw-Ciis-X1HwoUniNstMbEeazo87e5Ck7tlzJ7tBQ4W2L48QuWd1sPzJUkvSMStQZhPtofKRvRT2yO6TnaNc-QWDmPbsNOuogqcVzOEs3FkNBbjyGLUVll0-g36MEBeRKXd3whWkeYGKq0V1k1bjQL9QBethigD_nvirZiajI2YB4NntzoinF9vVrWJjw80_siaA3_zyZ8Kn0QoXmWwCQu9MJPAIOtGJE_lsp9aGSK8ttiPI3XpjcQiHPkewboVoYOOfzYjvZtqy3e24fwHApZm0DGRooBoUHDOG3UDT5RPT4Fu8xawT80s80mCo3TbTyfxahefvzzZLbyW1hVGvauXMlEyPo9SuP_C8Kaan9jaIs5R95CDJ7mxp6l3dETYgdTv1ZaURomZnCNRP-eiMp68kq3LVMfc4r_TO12dI_QcIUZQVvt5wzVZPSQMc188zZRyf6nH1QRkZmWuoGFSWTi50=w406-h608-no)
The epic approach to the par-4 13th:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/o3lX4_GCd6bkjFzWmGULTuLUWqdbUfVcpwJTFDQ3nAq1c4NTKvjp2nbTa1MwUWTcoxHXbagT3lEAg3CoAUOkZybP8jZ88_jB68GjFbmIcqSwJwEqPMKzjOLYmqlKEEmlGd1N813symgH9VJ43MSVOUALCaWaj_6UvaqD8SVmGmaVlOYglQ2fORd23LHY-DJpPEZh576c3UoW8zRftPi-8Lh_safkFTzsHE7eaqDA_C6MsDV2TOrO-Pi22LGe2bcEuohFFnr_D529S2GGP4PblejFKF02fFddJXoPwpUBadJ11qKXfaUWuyFUdOOgCs8Up5cnNK2X4hwgvPjCGqnkw0S0zrE0ohGX1wlNwtrNHMtrlXKgCFxsHxfL68JCYWkoS3L2KbzQlzcUVoBPIAAV_9AW10HhmW68gXGg-m8Gj3ePcM9hcvEZO6mtQ1Sxm5ZJKgFyLlJAFC_z4BcX_pKsOWY95WooCBqMPXNKD_edGWQf5ncrMfsWytXNbhtT1qee8ajBO8dESqCQdc4-OF5T5wMp7tUBLDo7ljcN8bAoPipA9-GpPSnj8cI7DVpXLrRDSJacdA7O869edhwk_gA971vWELsLOu2lOmIj6mk=w912-h608-no)
Coming down the 15th:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/miEuGWqB2k-Qxxw7KG8-5cx4ecSs_R8h4tJZ50oDV5oVeVEJB8iOn6PcgwzTmD5Xx-kTc3eLxZBy9zCGRlhwqFuaoKl8GTb1NEPk7RIK7nM4fj8wtwjxGoA_zf7w9YOh0Ro4bvpR4Y97PG5fuAMcTnk3vtptLufnsikwRdf3HtpoRhRJK7qpskR92H6tEC2UuQRcTZTz-0shaWsnMskOibFICj_QIRQFy5kg09OnuIqOP84dOVqYxZnMWTbBX4Gy-I5F1xp2nc0gfg9bRkwh4KhStc1v42BNCjf-dOctSRhKY4Z99NZJm0IooUccpd8dmW9e4SaP91iX9WzTzo8ZtqnOU4NORKDviVU5beObf6ANJHVRf6j3pxum13TienkB0q7MRq0xeeSDli80NEI9JOONVLVWFE7_diGecgIwiealPGqWkWpYHK-bpQmlgeBr6Kg6i_kBzLfa4yv_-_2JgUNlsyXjOSe-05QwqVGJ5RX4swlJyW1uSyMHeixnRkv9fVmxiAgTneALNFemQdtzjgC2DP1nKheyN6buDV754PFVCqf6-veeObAXz-L3PJZXMm-Owcv0dLzEaMxeKxW1D89OpgLfF54iyPQ7BSM=w912-h608-no)
Matt and Jason walking up to (and giving scale to) the awesome par-3 17th:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dlKhY3mHySglIKYDdJYizN8lWlpfNae0sKtPqRfpBjG4J4iAZ1EzHZxT4890GcUJrn87_vB4CdhX0G04rIZ2Yu_SVDOUtBUvC1YIw7M6AZa9tFzTX4HA-eQBo0sR-vfokKfTOX10S1knSGwLQzRGzRCZJSlhZrUJuv7LbCt9m2KZHiKMy_oI8z2KTdGLH1rdp49UkZhkDflNAjETWvlM5-Ug7cH6KJ6zbpRW6M7ty4trY8GybwSi3xWt1os1pJidRPqAKTGN-hA6KEPEW2uRBYNayU3Iy7MUVXff56-xCazjaIMckEp7XS8_TGw6WNrPzccMK_q5onJBXFDiBZlBHFcEQCO5ZHKByf0R6pS9yuXakQKtPMl4khlug_UUo2nrgSz-yX8rRlDm0aQn9RKqvFIKjYarICTbFutQyemQd6GflLe_kV-7VdHzibM12-pMnoh9pd2QZGm3PVqrWiDChajspG_UKuikVvSoOaozMJgPcidhh26jL0ARQQkA3d20AD3HcbtOC480WPGROi4oiquLIZXRa-5tcfuiVeUvmMJuJpB2fWIeKZoHken_Tc4s06zCn31w7dgfVD2lPu-Ivxrb6Ztxz6Sp05ahxmI=w912-h608-no)
The approach to the very tough 18 in all it's glory with Northland's clubhouse in the background:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wRf2FHQT84xllBd0bvTaQg4aAmcSGlcQrjg763l7zINpam9-ZbBqdsj7THvlS5Q4sBG4-Ty8XhNHiMoqmYcBH5WjOnaIshEBBSZ-jTD1BTWNgE3XEIlSmbib7lialBtHAhEGt3Dt59JWkDcjgoztBSJPjKrmz52wl8a-r5oMw45uH5MLN-LOvftYl5Ih4YlsiCjLDnMpVb1juwK1s9MaPRu2cGZ_AjCu2DKx9Wnj2EIJQ9Rv3EBblM08_8HfTgBfsMEdVgT5eizqyu2P0Pb5cXYiOirKJehe4n4BvB8lzlnqQqKfRq4W3GxgU7GXoOyYDohKA1XP1K8AMCXi6DSJQDhBOr0QC6qenhOCScE3OoCMFAUyxqfVcAMZlcFns_4XDZyA3fAPRAIUFQVTCMvGf0aCVsuwcnk1hwjDT_y3E15bJD1vmPUWHryaYZiPIGIhtfkrdvV66TklFTPP6YRCZO5tCgJWsX7Wxo0dFR222jZ6iA4ISpnoFKQ3cJx_C72VpTgAukPVLy4qkfyS5TCNaDPCOHUTAlqe9zTUkXpyejbrot0eiOHwasjVrGZ37NNVOpFdQV80O6Cwu-2R7YQxomVG4HKVQ6HDBMNCA_Y=w912-h608-no)
And here's the final scoreboard:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/w7Nwv9nccpiUIUfyhx1Y6SPYbee-LlQQPBVGRgIXjgYXEWpkdUq0DpYLPn0-BRqzIgu2RQ2LQLFRiQQw_ddBErtlyxO9UAyF4YMqw3fg3ee-QpyGXEJiW_rdKTRFlOxM0UxhUMNsIBQ7Mqf_wVQ6yuIpbn2groTxTU_zafHUaFw7ZjalBqxgWa90nVT1oaofKkJ1HuH8whAAPgTj85hNmxFjPeomEr2lng7p29NwJ718ncoDL6FS5paqkz-gfA2Pgg6-WDNRNsiMDd4og3e46ud6ReKVv8oMNR-R1MJwSJrSJcodY6_B6-rUNok3N9mk53KRSeqD6kGwHFOR6BWKoHbPtoxQ4bVAtG209gLZxL66w5-XDEgUrJY42uErXpCaD_8Es1klcuP62QzXXTysmlKBWh73ynhvsMc-u9pE2WHQtoqpB7QR8yW_nnaqm7Bt_rVMY6BdOjSAFZzXGvTrJ7Qw-D10x1DzK_Wnhuj3T4k0zy2S0dBwjhUPEmnYXOnD1qjU_FYcXCAH2icwSkbFdPMrn1wjaxWPkpprKnGF982CXqVSw4dRG2XQGUsqL2o9u5y1BFxRSehZAsknLXVJUu1b02kK_PFfDuYSDq8=w912-h608-no)
I know many others were taking pictures (with much better cameras!). Hopefully folks will share some of their favorites as well as their thoughts on Northland.