…Notably absent from the rebuilt Turtle Creek is an entertainment center of the capacity of the Leelanau Sands Showroom, which will host country music legend Marty Stuart on June 28. Also being built in Peshawbestown is a cultural center and museum designed to tell the history and ways of the Grand Traverse Band. Olson expects the base of visitors to expand to include users of a proposed 129-slip marina planned within walking distance of the casino. …(Ron Olson, CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of the GTB) said the GTB is “very aware of the fact Turtle Creek will be very successful” - and the effect that might have in drawing gamblers from Leelanau Sands.īut he also sees opportunity for Leelanau Sands, which will continue to cater to a more local clientele. The Leelanau Enterprise has a feature that explores how the new Turtle Creek Casino in Acme might impact the Grand Traverse Band’s first casino (and major Leelanau county employer and economic driver), Leelanau Sands.
