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Battle Creek Calhoun County

Planning GuideConference&

Meeting

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Work for today. Play for keeps.

Convenient location• Located midway

between Detroit and Chicago, Battle Creek has easy accessibility from I-94 and I-69.

• Hotels, conference space, restaurants and entertainment venues are conveniently located within minutes of each other.

Why is Battle Creek/Calhoun County the right choice for your next conference or meeting?There are more reasons than we can count, but among the most important are:

Great facilities Battle Creek offers an amazing array of meeting options

to match your needs — whether you need a meeting room with teleconferencing capabilities for three people or a banquet room for 1,000. Many meeting sites offer amenities such as wireless Internet, LCD projectors and microphones.

Conveniently located in downtown Battle Creek, the Kellogg Arena and McCamly Plaza Hotel provide the ideal space for larger meetings and events. These are connected by a mall area, which includes Michigan’s largest Starbucks.

McCamly Plaza Hotel recently completed more than $3 million in renovations, including updating approximately half of its 239 sleeping rooms. The new guest rooms provide a fresh, contemporary new look, new Sealy Posturepedic beds and the latest in what guests expect in comfort and convenience.

Centrally located ...for business and pleasure

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Located in downtownBattle Creek

W.K. KelloggAuditorium

has 1,912 seating capacity with video screens and state of the art audio and visual equipment. This auditorium pro-vides an intimate setting for concerts, dance competitions, and family shows.

For booking information,please call 269-965-9501.

The hotel offers more than 15,000 square feet of meeting space, including the beautiful 16th-floor meeting rooms.

The Kellogg Arena, just steps from McCamly’s front desk, is the perfect location for banquets, trade shows, meetings and more. It offers more than 30,000 square feet of flexible space.

Battle Creek’s newest property, the Holiday Inn- Battle Creek, is located right off I-94. It is a full-service hotel offering meeting and banquet space for up to 350 people.

With a variety of hotels and meeting venues, we have a location to meet every budget. Interesting dining, shopping experiences and nightlife are available within a few minutes of hotels countywide.

for business and pleasure

Service that sets us apartYour attendees will have an excellent experience

in our community. Our Service for Keeps program gives hospitality professionals the tools to ensure that attendees will be greeted with welcoming attitudes by our friendly, knowledgeable Service Champions.

The Convention and Visitors Bureau will simplify your planning process. Contact the CVB by phone at 800-397-2240 or by e-mail at: meetinbc@battlecreekvisitors.org.

Let us make it easy to plan your next conference or event!

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COURSE SLOPECOURSE HOLES PAR YARDAGE RATING RATING

Battle CreekBedford Valley 18 72 6,915 73.9 13123161 Waubascon Road 269-965-3384 Binder Park 7255 B Dr. South 27 72 6,650 72.6 130269-979-8250 Cedar Creek 14000 Renton Road 18 72 6,467 70.4 124269-965-6423 Cedar Farms 12111 N. Helmer Road 18 61 3,179 N/A N/A269-979-7277 Custer Greens 9 34 2,380 N/A N/A5500 Armstrong Road 269-968-7398 Marywood 18 72 6,418 71.7 12921310 North Ave. 269-968-1168 Oakland Hills 18 72 6,327 71.5 N/A11619 H Drive N 269-965-0809 MarshallAlwyn Downs 18 72 6,207 68.5 N/A1225 S. Kalamazoo Ave. 269-781-3905 The Medalist 18 72 6,950 74.7 13915701 N Dr. North 269-789-4653 AlbionTomac Woods 18 72 6,283 N/A N/A14827 26 1/2 Mile Road 517-629-8241

SpringfieldSpringbrook 9 36 3,232 N/A N/A1600 Avenue A269-441-7529

Union City Turtle Creek 18 70 5,905 65.1 1049044 R Dr. South517-765-2232

From rolling links and wooded fairways to watery challenges and deceptive greens, Southwest Michigan offers golfers hours of fun on the links.

Play 18 just ‘fore fun’

Try out your swing at one of Calhoun County’s

‘dynamic dozen’ public courses

Binder Park Golf CourseWhere golf meets nature, Binder Park has 27 holes with rolling hills, ponds and wildlife areas.

Glendarin Hills Golf ClubLocated on 450 acres of sloping terrain, there are 18 unique holes with five sets of tees.

The Golf Club of ColdwaterEnjoy a championship course with traditional country-club style.

Gull Lake View’s Bedford Valley(Shown above)

Huge greens, large bunkers and oak-lined fairways make this a challenge.Golf Digest – 4 stars.

Gull Lake View’s East CourseOne of the finest courses in West Michigan with hilly terrain, water hazards and undulating greens. Golf Digest - 4 stars.

Gull Lake View’s West CourseThis mix of fields, hills, valleys, woods and ponds are blend-ed into a mature, challenging layout.Golf Digest - 4 stars.

Stonehedge NorthThe championship layout offers grassy, windblown holes, forested terrain, elevation changes and large greens.Golf Digest - 4 stars.

Stonehedge SouthThis is a combination of dramatic rolling terrain, woodlands and quick rolling greens. Golf Digest - 4 1/2 stars.

Lake DosterThis deceptively dif-ficult championship course is rated one of Michigan’s Top 25 public courses.

The MedalistThis spectacular 18-hole championship course measuresalmost 7,000 yards from the black tees. Golf Digest - 4 stars.

Yarrow Golf & Conference CenterThis “must play” championship course features rolling ter-rain, a private lake, wetlands, large fair-ways, rolling greens and strategically placed bunkers.

Located within minutes of meeting facilities, try one of the

top-rated ‘Southern Swing’ courses

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SCHULER’SRESTAURANT & PUBcelebrates its 100th year of providing great food, service and atmosphere in the Marshall Community. It has continued to provide Midwest dining at its fi nest. In April of 2010 Schuler’s is kicking off its 101st celebration with 101 days of summer special events, entertainment and more! Th ey continue to provide the perennial favorites with new lighter and healthy meal options. Come experience our legendary service with your private group dining or meeting needs. Please visit www.SchulersRestaurant.com for more information. Th e entire staff and culinary team look forward to serving you!3656008-01 P L U S O N E

Have fun ... with a peaceful stroll or a lucky rollArea attractions can be incorporated into your program to provide a fun break. Make your meeting memorable by including attractions like:

• Binder Park Zoo — Take a trip to Wild Africa and feed a giraffe.• Southern Exposure Herb Farm — Enjoy the peace and serenity of lush gardens and restored farm buildings.• Cornwell’s Turkeyville USA — Enjoy a dinner-theater show or stop in to try one of many tasty turkey treats.• Full Blast — Plan a basketball tournament or a day at the indoor/outdoor water park.• Historic Marshall — Stroll through streets lined with antique shops, restaurants and museums.• Don’t miss FireKeepers Casino with over 2,600 slot machines, live table games, the hottest restaurants and sizzling nightlife. The casino is THE playground for adult visitors. • The Linear Park provides a refreshing, relaxing break while enjoying nature at its finest. With more than 22 miles of paved pathway, the park is perfect for a run or walk to start your attendees’ day off the right way. Bike rentals are also available.

If you would rather have the entertainment come to your conference, there are on-site activities to please every group, including:

• Exotic animal programs on wildlife conservation by professional staff from Binder Park Zoo.• Cooking demonstrations and “hands-on” lessons from the “Secret Chef.”• “Take and Make” pottery and/or glass-fusing classes by Creativity Galore-Firehouse Pottery studio, (completed projects may be shipped).• Demonstrations by reptile experts from Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary featuring small alligators, lizards, turtles and frogs — you may even get to hold one!• A trip back in time with local historian Duff Stoltz, who can lecture on the history of cereal making in Battle Creek, including pioneers W.K. Kellogg and C.W. Post, with fascinating historical artifacts.

For A CoMPLETE LIST oF IDEAS For oN- AND oFF-SITE ACTIVITIES, CoNTACT THE CoNVENTIoN SErVICES DEPArTMENT AT 800-397-2240.

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Experience downtown Battle Creek. Shop. Dine. Replenish. Catch Up. Visit downtownbattlecreek.com for merchant listings, downtown map, and events calendar.

Shopping, nightlife, concerts and dining...downtown Battle Creek offers it all.

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Everyone at the Battle Creek/Calhoun County Visitor and Convention Bureau is extremely helpful.

Our annual convention depends on the bureau for help in making our meetings a success

and they provide us with valuable assistance.

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The cooperation between the CVB and the local businesses makes Battle Creek a great venue

for us. Each time we are there, the people make us feel right at home. That really makes us want to return.

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Our attendees love to come

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The great thing about Battle Creek

that we’ve found is the people here.

The people are what make us come back, year

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Mark Uyl Assistant director

MHSAA

Having worked with Kellogg Arena, McCamly Plaza Hotel and the BC/CC Convention and Visitor Bureau for the past seven years, I have only rave reviews about holding an event in the Battle Creek area.

The professionalism of the managerial and support staff has been exceptional and having two venues connected and in the center of downtown Battle Creek has been a deciding factor in receiving state, regional and national events for our organization.

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Arbor Inn 269.781.7772 • www.arborinnmarshall.com 25 48 •

Baymont-Downtown 269.565.0500 • www.baymontinns.com 25 62 • •

Battle Creek Downtown Partnership269.968.1622 • www.downtownbattlecreek.com 0

Comfort Inn-Battle Creek 269.965.3201 • www.comfortinn.com/hotel/mi228 150 99 • • • • •

Comfort Inn-Marshall 269.789.7890 • www.comfortinn.com/hotel/mi307 30 60 • •

Cornwell’s Turkeyville USA 269.781.4293 • www.turkeyville.com 400 0 • • •

Fairfield Inn 269.979.8000 • www.marriot.com 50 74 • •

Full Blast 269.966.3431 • www.fullblast.org 600 0 • • • • • •

Holiday Inn-Battle Creek 269.979.0500 • www.holidayinn.com/battlecreek 300 120 • • • • • •

Hampton Inn 269.789.0131 www.marshallhampton.ocom 150 73 • • • • • •

Kellogg Arena (Attached to McCamly Plaza Hotel) 269.963.4800 • www.kelloggarena.com 6,200 0 • • •

McCamly Plaza Hotel (Attached to Kellogg Arena)269.963.7050 • www.mccamlyplazahotel.com 900 239 • • • • • •

Miller Stone Building 269.965.9501 250 0 • • •

Schuler’s Restaurant and Pub 269.781.0600 • www.SchulersRestaurant.com 505 0 • • • • •

W.K. Kellogg Auditorium 269.965.9501 1,912 0 • • •

WMU-Battle Creek Kendall Center 269.964.3001 • www.bc.mich.edu/conferences/ 400 0 • • • • • •

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• Catering Available• Meeting Space Accommodates Up to 125 People• Meeting Planner Rewards• Free Wireless Internet• Audio/Visual Rental Available• Convenient Location I94- I69 Intersection• 5 Minutes from Firekeepers Casino

Hampton Inn Marshall

17256 Sam Hill DriveMarshall, Michigan

1-269-789-0131www.marshallhampton.com

Work hard,then play hard.

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like to help you do both.Here are a few thingsour hotel offers that

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Event services … your first welcome to Battle Creek and Calhoun CountyThe friendly and knowledgeable staff at the Battle Creek/Calhoun County Convention & Visitor Bureau is available for advice and assistance throughout the planning of your next event. Bureau representatives are available to meet with you personally to ensure a successful event from start to finish.

Information services• Scheduling site tours • Pre- and post-convention

activity planning assistance• Area information including

caterers, ground transportation and other useful organizations.

• Attendance-building e-blasts, photos and links

• Pre-convention maps and literature

• Welcome bags, tables and signs

• Staff to provide visitor informa-tion or registration assistance

• Planning welcome receptions and/or themed parties

• Welcome letter from the Mayor of Battle Creek

Spouse and family programs The Bureau can help arrange fun and entertaining programs for spouses, families and attendees with a wide range of choices. Contact the Bureau for details or visit www.meetinbc.com . Additional services are available and can be customized to meet every planning need. To discuss your event in detail, call the Convention Services Department at 800-397-2240 or send an e-mail to: meetinbc@battlecreekvisitors.org.

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Housing services• Scheduling lodging site tours• Room blocks• Customized housing map• Book hotel rooms on the

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With over 30,000 square feet of flexible Conference & Convention space!

Battle Creek- Just off I-94 - 269-963-4800 - www.KelloggArena.com3695221-01

Located in the heart of downtownBattle Creek, connected to the Kellogg Arena and across the street from Full Blast’sFamily Indoor/Outdoor Water Park, andKellogg’s World Headquarters.

Each Guest Room Features:- New Sealy Posturepedic Pillow Top Beds with Upgraded 300 Th read Count Linens- Complimentary High Speed Internet- Telephones with Data Ports- Iron, Ironing Board & Hair Dryer- Coff ee Maker- Cable TV with Japanese Channel

269.963.7050www.mccamlyplaza.com

50 Capital Ave. SW Battle Creek 49017 •

Off ering over 17,000 square feetof available meeting space!

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