Since the Birimcombe family bought Springwater Golf Course, they've put 458 native trees in the ground, everything from spruce, cedar and maple to service berry and high bush cranberry. Parts of the land have gone back to nature, with milkweed left for monarch butterflies and flower beds planted for pollinators.
Look out for the patch of prickly pear cactus, too. The course points out it's the only native cactus that winters in Ontario.
As for the golf, it's 18 public holes in Minesing, and it saves a decision for the end. Carry the trees on the left with a big drive at the 18th and you've got a real look at eagle, but water sits in front of the green and down the side.
Tournaments can add a banquet in the renovated dining room.