Old Town DGC is located in Negaunee, MI which is a town about 10 miles west of Marquette in the Upper Peninsula.

The front nine holes of this course (now numbered A-I) are located on what is literally an abandoned mining town. Holes play near, and in some cases over, crumbled relics of the past. It feels kind of like you are playing disc golf in an outdoor museum exhibit. Most of these holes are quite short (holes B-H each measure between 150' and 200') but they are interesting. Hole E plays over a building foundation, and if you were to land within the foundation it is OB. Hole F plays down what looks like a terrace, with several large steps spaced out by 30'-40'. These holes are not completely devoid of challenge either. Trees have mostly taken back the land that once was covered by the buildings, so there are some obstacles to think about on each hole. The terrain is fairly hilly as well, affecting the effective distance on several of the holes. Several baskets are perched on the edge of slopes, so if you try for the ace and miss you may find yourself scrambling to save par.

If the short A-I holes are not your thing, there are now 18 additional holes of simply solid disc golf. There are fewer ruins on this part of the course, but much more disc golf challenge and a few more memorable holes mixed in. The distances here are much longer, with two holes above 400' and three more above 300'. The layout is mostly technical, with a mix of left-turning, right-turning, and straight fairways cut through the trees. A few of the longer holes are moderately open, offering the chance to tee off at full power without worrying too much about your disc being cut down by a tree right away. The terrain on this side of the course is still quite hilly.

Some highlight holes:
- Hole 2 (formerly #11) starts along the top of a narrow ridge with steep drop-offs and thick woods on both sides. Eventually it plays down the right side of the ridge to a basket dug into a small pit. The chains are at ground level for this one, which I thought was an interesting change of pace. It's a 330' hole overall.
- Hole 5 (new) has fairway that plays down into a rugged valley, then back up. From the tee pad it basically looks like you are throwing off a small cliff - and indeed, once I got down into the fairway I turned back and saw that there is a 4' high wall below the tee. The basket is "guarded" by another pit that used to be a building foundation. I hope they sign this as OB eventually! This one felt like the letter holes on "hard mode".
- Hole 8 (formerly #13) is only 210' but has a nasty little right turn in thick woods playing up and over a hill. The terrain slopes down sharply behind the basket, making for a great risk/reward opportunity.
- Hole 14 (formerly #17) is the longest one here at 485'. It's a long, sweeping right turn playing slightly downhill. The fairway is relatively wide, but the right side of it has another steep drop-off.
- Hole 18 (new) has you teeing off through a narrow gap with tree trunks that angle away from the fairway in both directions. It's almost as if some giant walked through the area and bent the trees out of the way to make a narrow line for discs to travel through. 300' later there is a steep uphill approach to a closely guarded hanging basket. This is a nice finishing hole.

As an added bonus, the letter holes and other eighteen holes each loop back near the parking lot. If you are a beginner or looking for ace runs, there is a really cool and approachable front nine waiting for you. If you are a serious disc golfer looking for challenge, you could easily just hit the "advanced eighteen".

The baskets are Chainstars, all in good shape. One per hole. There is a practice basket across the street from the parking lot, near the first letter hole tee. There is a picnic table and a kiosk near the practice basket, the latter of which has a large, color course map.

The tees are decent. The tee pads are arrays of patio pavers in wood frames. They are flat, but unfortunately some of them are not level (i.e. they are slanted upward or downward). The slant was pretty significant on a couple of the letter holes in particular - I don't remember any significant issues on the back eighteen. The tee signs have been upgraded in 2023! They now have a satellite map of the hole, along with the hole number/par/distance and an indication of where surrounding holes are.

There are benches and trash cans spaced out periodically throughout the course. There is also a "rest area" with picnic tables that you walk past twice on the "advanced 18". This is a nice spot to sit down and take in the woods around you.

There are a few Next Tee signs in the same style as the tee signs, but many more are needed - and the existing ones are also not yet updated with the new hole numbers which will add confusion if it is your first time here. Right away, finding the first letter tee is a little tricky. From the practice basket, you have to double back towards the kiosk then turn right at the picnic table and walk up the hill. I could also see adding a sign that points to hole 1 from the kiosk, so that experienced DG'ers who visit can skip directly to the trickier 18 holes. The flow is not awful, but confusing to navigate overall. If you use the map (or UDisc, I assume) it should be doable for you, but more arrows would go a long way here.

100% leveled teepads would be a nice improvement. It's a little bit comical how slanted these are on some of the letter holes.

Because it's located on the ruins, the footing in many places is uneven and there are trip hazards underfoot. Wear hiking boots or other closed-sole shoes with good grip, and step carefully. Stairs would be a nice improvement in a couple of spots too, and again do NOT try to climb down from hole 5's pad directly to the fairway.

A couple of holes play across RAMBA mountain biking paths. I did not encounter anyone using these paths, but throw carefully.

No porta potty.

Getting here is a little confusing, mostly because Google Maps doesn't recognize the narrow streets of the old town as actual streets. I updated the directions on the course info tab so hopefully future first-time visitors have it a little easier. As of this writing, on Google Maps itself the location of "Old Town Disc Golf Parking Area" is correct and the location of "Old Town Disc Golf Course" marks the approximate location of the first letter hole tee.

I would like to see the designers lean into the "old town" aesthetic a little more by adding some more plaques, props, etc. next to the fairways.

The Marquette area is becoming a nice mini-hub for disc golf, with four solid 18-hole courses plus a couple interesting 9-hole options within a 20 minute drive of downtown, and other solid 18+ hole courses within day trip distance. I recommend staying a few days and playing all of the courses, but if you only have time to play one round in the area Old Town gets my recommendation. Powder Mill and Al Quaal are a little tougher and Silver Creek is a little more family-friendly, but overall I think I enjoy this course the most. The letter holes are unique and have a high fun factor, whereas the advanced eighteen has really solid disc golf and some nice views.

If most of the Cons above were addressed, a 4.5 rating from me isn't out of the question. This course is a lot of fun, but the navigational signage definitely could use some work.

UPDATE October 2022/August 2023: Many updates to review above to reflect the addition of nine more holes, and subsequent renumbering. The renumbering of the original front nine to A-I makes a lot of sense. No change to my 4.0 rating, although I maintain that this course could be a 4.5 if it were perfectly dialed in.

I believe that when I visited last fall, I played a "beta" version of what is now hole 5 that was even more challenging. The basket was off to the left more and maybe another 100' further away across another foundation. I liked the old basket placement better. The new placement brings the thick rough off to the right side of the fairway more into play, but also makes the hole easier. Put it back there please! I enjoyed my punishment!