The mountain & the man: Boyne USA operates six ski resorts nationwide, but its original mountain--built by Everett Kircher back in 1947 on a Northern Michigan potato farm--remains its heart and soul. And now it's in for a facelift.

Ski | March 1, 2003| | Copyright

Back in 1947, a young Studebaker dealer named Everett Kircher opened Boyne Mountain on a chunk of land in northern Michigan that he had purchased for a dollar, laying the foundation for what was to become a resort empire--and forever setting the standard for what a buck can buy. The ripple effect of that dollar has been felt by every skier in the country, whether they know it or not.

Kircher passed away January 2002 at age 85, in many respects fulfilling the credo embossed on a plaque above his desk: "He who dies with the most toys wins." From his corner office, with ...

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