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We visited some miniature golf courses and arcades this past week in Corolla, NC, and made a list of DOs and DON'Ts. We also talked to course owners and employees to ask some operational questions. Everyone we spoke to was encouraging and supportive, saying that their courses stay busy, get great reviews and bring fun and smiles to their communities, which is exactly what we're hoping to accomplish in Colonial Beach.

We stopped into an all-natural grass course and learned about the extensive maintenance involved with keeping it in pristine shape and felt even better about the decision to move forward with artificial turf along with natural rock, concrete and live plantings on our course. 

We've been planning from the beginning to theme the course around Colonial Beach landmarks and attractions. Theming can include replicas of popular buildings and businesses around town, which can also be a marketing opportunity:

A water tower is a fun feature that can also be themed to match a local landmark:

Pirate theming will be popular in Colonial Beach because our school sports teams are The Drifters and they use a pirate ship as their logo:

Caves, boats and arbors can help with providing shade and adding interest to the course. We want to be sure we have more shading options because it was HOT on this course at mid-day. Shade "sails" can be incorporated using tie-offs on light poles and extended fence posts. We will also have plenty of trees surrounding the course to provide natural shade from all directions:

All in all, the research we did on this trip was very encouraging and exciting. We are looking forward to the next step in this process and can't wait to bring Colonial Putts to fruition! 

Thank you to all who have supported us so far! More updates to come!