THE DUNES RESORT, LARGEST OF THE MIDWEST'S GAY AND LESBIAN RESORTS & ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEXES!!
There's a reason why gay women and men rank the resorts at The Dunes among the hottest gay friendly vacation spots in the country: the gay and lesbian entertainment complex! Party and play the largest of the Midwest's gay and lesbian resorts and enjoy:
- A gay nightclub featuring the area's best DJs
- A cabaret with live entertainment
- One of the best outdoor patio gay bars in Michigan
- A new game room that overlooks the main bar and deck
The Dunes Pool and Pool bar is open daily May - September and is the "place to be" on sunny afternoons during your gay friendly Saugatuck-Douglas vacation. The Dunes Resort is your gay resort destination in Michigan!
Entertainment Highlights From Your Gay Resort!
TRAVEL The Dunes Resort: A gay Midwest mecca
They ate pizza and drank margaritas that September day in 1998, brainstorming their future. Partners Mike Jones, Danny Esterline and Greg Trzybinski had just finished moving furniture out of a cottage in Douglas, Mich., when they came up with the idea to buy a gay bar.
The next day, they called a realtor friend of theirs. And so changed the rest of their lives - and the gay scene in the Midwest. On May 26, 1999, the trio took over ownership of The Douglas Dunes, which has since been renamed The Dunes Resort.
"Well, I guess you shouldn't eat pizza, drink margaritas and try to plan your life.... You just never know what's going to happen," Jones said, laughing.
Read the complete Windy City Times article here
Read the Instinct Magazine article "Day Trip...Turned Gay trip"
Employment Opportunities!
The Dunes Resort, Saugatuck MI - 2013 DJ List:
Resident DJ Mark Vallese
Tony Moran • Paulo • Joe Gauthreaux • Ralphie Rosario
Doug R • Chi Chi LaRue • Drew G (Dirty Pop) • Michael B
See our: gay DJ spin dates at the Dunes.
The Dunes Resort – Come Out and Play…
For over 32 years, The Dunes Resort has provided a simple, comfortable gay hotel experience. Gays and lesbians come to escape the doldrums of Middle America and enjoy a day, weekend, or complete gay friendly vacation. Now crowned one of the largest gay and lesbian resorts and entertainment complexes in the Midwest, The Dunes Gay Hotel, formerly the Douglas Dunes Resort, is heralded as Western Michigan's premier gay and lesbian vacation destination and a pinnacle of the gay Saugatuck - Douglas community.
Here's more about a gay friendly vacation at The Dunes.
2013 Cabana Rental Policy - Call to reserve 269-857-1401
Daily (M-TH) $20/per
Weekend Daily (F, S, S) $40/per
Holiday Daily* $125/per
Seasonal Package (all summer) $2500 Exclusively yours!
**Holiday’s consist of 5/25 & 5/26, 7/4 – 7/8, 8/31 – 9/2
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2013 Events
Karaoke every Thursday 9pm
January 2013
01/05 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
01/12 DJ Mark Valles
01/19 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
01/26 DJ Mark Vallese
February 2013
02/02 Men of Manwatch, Sports Uniform Night, DJ Mark Vallese
02/03 Super Bowl Pot-Luck
02/09 DJ Mark Vallese
02/12 Mardi Gras Parade downtown Douglas, Party immediately following
02/16 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
02/23 DJ Mark Vallese, Bear Night (George B'day)
02/24 Watch/Vote the Academy Awards @ The Dunes
March 2013
03/02 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
03/09 DJ Mark Vallese
03/16 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
03/23 Buns & Basket Bash/MML Pre-IML Benefit, DJ Mark Vallese
03/30 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
03/31 Biggest Bonnet & Basket & Easter Egg Hunt 3p, Bingolious 4p
April 2013
04/05 DJ Mark Vallese
04/06 Girls Night Out, DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret Karaoke
04/07 Bingolicious 4-7p
Spring Bear Weekend
04/12 DJ Mark Vallese, Retro Disco, Bear-e-oke
04/13 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret, Divas, Men of Manwatch
04/14 Bingolicious 4-7p, Miss Dunes Resort Contest 9pm
Spring TG Weekend
04/19 DJ Mark Vallese
04/20 DJ Mark Vallese, TG Prom
04/21 Bingolicious 4-7p
32nd Annual Black & White Anniversary
04/26 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch
04/27 DJ Mark Vallese, Masquerade Ball, Cabaret Kelly & Rick, Men of Manwatch (14th annual Pool Tournament)
04/28 Summer’s First Tea Dance 4-9p, Bingolicious 4-6p
May 2013
05/03 DJ Mark Vallese
05/04 Mr Michigan Leather Pre-IML Benefit, DJ Mark Vallese
05/05 Tea Dance 4-9p, Bingolicious 4-6p
05/10 DJ Mark Vallese
05/11 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
05/12 Tea Dance 4-9p, Last Bingolicious till Fall 4-6p
Save a Horse/Ride a Cowboy Weekend
05/17 MIGRA, DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch
05/18 ILGRA, Country Western DJ, Cabaret, Dunes Divas
05/19 Country Tea Dance 4p
Memorial Day Weekend 05/24 – 05/27
05/24 DJ Doug R, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret, Hannaniah Whitley
05/25 Opening Day Pool w/DJ Doug, DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret Amy & Freddy
05/26 Tea DJ Mark Vallese 4-7//Dirty Pop DJ Drew G 7-2a (Men of Manwatch-Tea), Cabaret Kelly & Rick
05/27 Tea Dance DJ Mark Vallese 4-9p
June 2013
Summer Woman’s Weekend
05/31 DJ Mark Vallese, Girls of Manwatch, Cabaret Karaoke
06/01 DJ Mark Vallese, Girls of Manwatch, Cabaret Sean Wiggins
06/02 High Heel Tea Dance DJ Mark Vallese 4-9p
Underwear Weekend
06/07 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch (Boxer Briefs)
06/08 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret Dunes Divas (Tightee Whitees)
06/09 Tea Dance DJ Mark Vallese 4-9p
Uniform Weekend
06/14 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch
06/15 Officer Ball, DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret Dunes Divas
06/16 MilitaryTea Dance 4-9p
Dirty Disco Weekend
06/21 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch
06/22 Inferno, DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret Kelly & Rick
06/23 Swim Suit Tea Dance DJ Mark Vallese 4-9p
(HIV TESTING)
Proud Weekend
F 06/28 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch
S 06/29 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret, Hannaniah Whitley
S 06/30 Pride Tea Dance DJ Mark Vallese 4-9p
July 2013
07/03 – 07/07 Red White on Blue Star, July 4th Celebration
W 07/03 DJ Mark Vallese 9p, Cabaret Dunes Dias, Men of Manwatch
TH 07/04 Tea DJ Mark Vallese 4-7//DJ Tony Moran 7-2a (Men of Manwach-Tea), Cabaret Kelly & Rick
F 7/05 Pool DJ Doug 1-6, DJ, Mark Vallese 9p, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret, Amy & Freddy
S 07/06 Porn @ The Pool w/Chi Chi LaRue 1-6p, DJ Paulo 9-2a, Cabaret Hannaniah Whitley
S 07/07 Tea Dance DJ Mark Vallese 4-midnight, Cabaret Karaoke 9pm
Men of Manwatch Every Tuesday Night July 9 – August 27 w/DJ Mark Vallese & Hosted by TBA
Pool Cookout Every Wednesday Night July 10 – August 28
Sand Storm Weekend
07/11 DJ Mark Vallese, Employee Turnabout
07/12 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret, Amy & Freddy
07/13 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret, Amy & Freddy
07/14 Hat Tea DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick (HIV TESTING)
Christmas in July
07/18 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
07/19DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret, Dunes Divas
07/20 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret, Kelly & Rick
07/21 ChristmasTea DJ Mark Vallese (Men of Manwatch-Tea), Cabaret, Kelly & Rick
Venetian
07/25 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
07/26 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret Hannaniah Whitley
07/27 DJ Ralphi Rosario, Cabaret Hannaniah Whitley
07/28 Wigged OutTea DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick
August 2013
Mardi Gras
08/01 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
08/02 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Hannaniah Whitley
08/03 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret, Amy & Freddy
08/04 Country Western Tea, Cabaret, Kelly & Rick
Pork
08/08 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
08/09 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret, Dunes Divas
08/10 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret Kelly & Rick (Colt Studio Event)
08/11 Underwear Tea DJ Mark Vallese( Men of Manwatch-Tea), Cabaret, Hannaniah Whitley
White Party Weekend
08/15 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
08/16 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick
08/17 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Amy & Freddy
08/18 White Tea DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Amy & Freddy
(HIV TESTING)
End of Summer Blues
08/22 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
08/23 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret, Hannaniah Whitely
08/24 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret, Hannaniah Whitely
08/25 Get Leid Tea DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Karaoke
Summer’s going to Come Again/Labor Day Weekend
08/29 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke
08/30 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Dunes Divas
08/31 Pool Party DJ Doug, 1-6, DJ Ralphi Rosario 9-2a, Cabaret: Kelly & Rick
09/01 Tea DJ Mark Vallese 4-7//DJ Joe Gauthreaux 7-2a (Men of Manwatch-Tea), Cabaret, Kelly & Rick
09/02 Labor Day Tea DJ Mark Vallese 4pm – 10pm
September 2013
Leather Weekend
09/05 No Karaoke, See you next week!
09/06 DJ Mark Vallese
09/07 Leather Night, DJ Mark Vallese
09/08 No Tea Dance – See you next week!
All about Car’s Weekend
09/13 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch
09/14 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret Dunes Divas
09/15 High Heel Tea DJ Mark Vallese
MML Weekend
09/20 DJ Mark Vallese, MML Leather Events
09/21 Mr. Michigan Leather Contest
09/22 Country Western Tea DJ Michael B
Fall Women’s Weekend
09/28 DJ Mark Vallese, Karaoke, Go/Go Girls
09/29 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret Kelly Carey Band, Go/Go Girls
09/30 Dog Pound Tea DJ Mark Vallese
October 2013
Fall TG Weekend
10/04 DJ Mark Vallese
10/05 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret: Hannaniah Whitley
10/06 Tea Dance 4-9pm
Colorfest Weekend Grab Magazine
10/11 DJ Mark Vallese, Men of Manwatch
10/12 DJ Mark Vallese, Cabaret, Kelly & Rick
10/13 Summers Final Tea, DJ Mark Vallese
Make A Wish Benefit Weekend
10/18 DJ Mark Vallese
10/19 Benefit Show & Auction, DJ Mark Vallese
10/20 Bingo Returns 4-7p
Hallo-weenie
10/25 DJ Mark Vallese 9p, Scavenger Hunt 6p
10/26 Halloween Parade & Costume Contest, DJ Mark Vallese Men of Manwatch, Cabaret: Karaoke
10/27 Bingolicious 4-7p
November 2013
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday Close @ 8p
Euchre/Pot Luck Every Thursday 6p
Karaoke Every Friday 9p
DJ Mark Vallese Every Saturday 9p
Bingolicious Every Sunday 4-7p
11/02 DJ Mark Vallese
11/09 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
11/16 DJ Mark Vallese
11/21 Thanksgiving Day Dinner @ The Dunes 6pm, Euchre immediately following
11/23 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
11/30 Toys For Kids Benefit Show, DJ Mark Vallese
December 2013
12/07 DJ Mark Vallese
12/14 Men of Manwatch, DJ Mark Vallese
12/21 DJ Mark Vallese
12/24 Closed @ 8pm for Christmas
12/25 Closed for Christmas
New Years Eve
Saturday 12/28 DJ Mark Vallese,
Sunday 12/29 Bingolious 4-7pm, Karaoke 7-12
Monday 12/30 Dunes Divas 10p
Tuesday 12/31 DJ Mark V, Cabaret Kelly & Rick
Wednesday 01/01 Ice Tea 4-9p
Happy New Year 2014
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