Windham Mini Golf Reopens

WINDHAM - If walking over 7,000 yards to play a round of golf seems a bit too far, a shorter but equally nerve-rattling 18 holes can be found on the Miniature Golf Course at the Windham Movie House.

The best golfers in the world are teeing off in the Open Championship at Royal Troon, this week, for the last PGA Major of the year.

Okay, perhaps the itty-bitty course isn’t as difficult as the legendary Scottish links, but it is way closer and achieving par is no easy breezy thing.

Windham Movie House owner Pat Higgins has bolstered the fairways while adding imaginative challenges, “sandtraps” and names to each hole.

Higgins secured the old Carson City mini-course some years ago, repairing it over time before needing to totally replace it following the flood destruction in 2011 from Hurricane Irene.

With the help of woodworker Torner Haaland - refurbishing and softening the munchkin-sized layout - families, friends, young & old romantics and whoever wants a pleasant stroll along the Bataviakill can again do so.

Windham Miniature Golf reopened over the July 4th weekend with reinforced concrete foundations and softer rolling surfaces.

There are still plenty of fun detours enroute to the cup, including the Vortex Challenge (mounting a volcano to the hole) Guiding Light (slipping beneath a lighthouse on the way to the pin) Bermuda Triangles where just about anything can happen.

Windham Movie House complex is not limited to mini-golf, also offering Carvel and Subway ice creams and sandwiches, respectively, a Game Room, laundromat and weekend Lobster dinners and BBQ’s.

An onsite Delaware & Hudson Railroad caboose has been made homey for overnight guests. Windham Movie House is located at 11 Vets Road, just off Main Street in downtown Windham. Call (518) 734-6543 for info.