We have camped at the Double R Ranch 6 times now. Twice as a couples weekend, three times with our…read moreyoung kids and once as an extended family getaway. We have always stayed in an RV. We absolutely LOVE it! Our most recent trip was for a week surrounding the 4th of July. The majority of this review will be based on this trip. The tubing is excellent and there are numerous places to put in and an obvious landing to get out. We bring our own tubes. The trail guides have been wonderful with young children and helping them feel confident on horse back. The trails are scenic and we enjoyed seeing turkey's and more dragon flies than I have ever seen before. The on-site bike trails are minimally groomed (some downed logs,etc across the path - although it did storm twice while we were there) but easily passable. One trail is a little boys dream with jumps, short steep hills and fast turns. I can still hear him yelling "This is totally AWESOME" as he raced around the loop. If you want well groomed trails, there is an entrance to White's Bridge Trail near the entrance to the camp ground. We swam in the pool (very clean considering the number of people using it), played baseball, badminton, volleyball and frisbee in the giant open field behind the camp store. We enjoyed a free hot dog roast, kids watermelon eating contest and fireworks provided by the campground. The kids enjoyed the recently updated playground and basketball courts too. Some people talked about the bathrooms getting dirty. First, there are more than one set of bathrooms and they are building more now. I think the ones attached to the pool probably do get dirty considering the level of usage. This would be true of any campground. Admittedly, we did not use the showers or bathrooms often because we were in an RV. The items in the camp store are mostly very well priced. A few things are pricey but other things are very inexpensive - it balances out very well. The food at the clubhouse was tasty, the employees were always courteous and helpful. The kids loved taking a break with ice cream, foozeball, and old fashioned video games (arcade style Atari games). This is a very reasonably priced, family owned facility. It may not be as pristine as some corporate campgrounds but it also isn't priced like a corporate camp ground would be. The sites are various sizes, relatively level and most are nicely shaded. To the person complaining about being charged extra for spending extra time on the river with the rented canoes -really?! If you rent the canoe for a three hour trip but keep the canoe for six hours, you have taken someone else's canoe rental. The manager was right to ask for a larger rental fee! I know they are lenient with canoe retrieval times so if it was noticed that you kept the canoes for extra time, you WERE taking advantage. Shame on you for giving them a poor review for calling you out on your selfish behavior! Ultimately, this is a family friendly campground that we will continue to visit each year. Thank you Double R for some great memories!

Worst campground we've ever stayed at. lawns were not mowed, thus causing lots of flys and…read moremosquitos. Unkept unlevel campsites ....sand was tracked into camper all day long...if you have children you are charged a $5 fee per child per day that you stay ....above the campsite charge.... bathrooms dirty.....lady that cleaned them dumping the filthy water right beside the pool walk are...smelly and disgusting water . Visitors to our site were chaged $5 a person ....not $5 a car...but a person. We counted 45 vacant sites the several days we stayed.....now we know why. First and last visit to Double RR

Steve was absolutely wonderful! We loved having him as part of our wedding. He went way above and…read morebeyond what we ever expected when we were looking for a DJ. He was on top of everything from the music at our ceremony to the music for our reception. He had an amazing depth of music, sharing tons of suggestions, while also having all the off the wall songs that we requested. Our guests loved using the photobooth, and loved the energy and excitement he brought to the dance floor. He blew guests away when they realized that he was singing some of the songs. One of the things we loved the most was the security and comfort we felt while working with him. We truly knew that Steve had our best interests at heart with every decision and everything he did for our wedding!

Stephen and Katie are an absolute dream team. They DJed our wedding last week and he made sure…read moreeverything went off without a hitch. His website where you put in all your schedule and information is so user friendly and comprehensive. He had people on the dance floor the whole time! He also handled a multicultural Playlist very very well! And the photo booth was a hit! He also suggested a photo-dash where we take a photo with every table before the song ends and everyone loved it!! More than anything, he is just the kindest individual and a joy to work with. We cannot recommend him enough!!

For the price Live Wires Entertainment is the best. Their response time is spot on, and you can go…read moreto them with any concern before your event. I gave them 4 stars, because I do have one complaint if you would call it that. They were the DJ at my wedding. Before the reception, they came out to ensure they knew how to say everyone's name in the wedding party. They never double checked my name or my husbands name. Didn't think anything of it, because we had been in communication multiple times before and on the wedding day. When we were announced into the reception they said James & Allison. My name is Alisa, not Allison, of which they had pronounced correctly when we communicated before that moment.

I hired Live Wires Entertainment to DJ my wedding in Traverse City, MI and I cannot say enough good…read morethings! These guys did a wonderful job and definitely kept the party going all night! They did a great job at creating a playlist from our questionnaire; timing our ceremony music; and feeling out the crowd to play music to get the most people out on the dance floor. I would DEFINITELY hire them again and will be recommending them to others looking for a great DJ for their wedding.

We're very surprised by these 5 star reviews because we did not have a good experience with…read moreDan/Party Down DJ. We first met Dan over a Zoom call in October to discuss DJ'ing our wedding in August. He seemed great at first and had 5 star reviews so we decided to book him. After signing the contract and paying the deposit, things started to get a little disorganized. First, the deposit receipt showed someone else's name on it. We had not received any communication from Dan clarifying the mix-up or confirming he indeed received our deposit, so we had to send him a follow-up on that. Then, fast forward to a couple weeks before our wedding and he asked for our meeting availability to check-in before our wedding. He shared a few days he had available, and we responded with our availability right away. A few days passed and no response. Then a week passed and still no response. It was the Monday before our wedding that we started to go into panic mode. We were getting concerned that we hadn't heard from Dan about securing a meeting date, especially given that we were less than a week before our wedding. We thought he was ghosting us or that something had happened to him that made him unavailable. Monday morning, we texted Dan asking if he had seen our emails. No response. A few hours later we call him as a final contact attempt - still no answer. We ultimately had to make the decision to cut ties and scramble to hire a new DJ since Dan wasn't responding. Since we were only 5 days from our wedding, we expectedly didn't have much hope we could secure a plan B in time. After we booked our new DJ, Dan finally texted back (many hours later) saying he was on a camping trip with no cell reception and that he dropped the ball by not responding to our previous contact attempts. What didn't make sense to us was that he offered meeting availability on dates that he was supposedly out of town. Overall, we would have understood if we knew he was going to be on vacation (with no cell/email service) ahead of time, but it was cutting way too close to our wedding. We panicked and felt like we were essentially forced to find a new DJ as we didn't know when or if we would hear back. He knew our wedding was coming up, and yet all we got leading up to it was silence. It takes 30 seconds to send a quick email to your clients letting them know you might be slow to respond over the next week - that would've saved us a lot of unnecessary stress and anxiety. The lack of communication in general, especially so close to our wedding date, was completely unprofessional. If you're considering Party Down DJs/Dan, this is a warning to read over his contract thoroughly. His contracts are written deliberately so that you will be on the hook regardless - even if you're put in a position like us where you're forced to cancel and find someone else.

DJ Dan was very responsive and professional. He arrived at the venue early, was set up quickly, and…read moredid a great job as an MC. His rates are fair and he made sure that we were well-prepared leading up the reception. Highly recommended!