Devil's Knob Golf Course

Devil's Knob Golf Course is a country golf course located in Harrison, Michigan , named for the distinguishable knob on which the 8th green sits. It has been the site of numerous battles and skirmishes over the past four and a half decades, changing hands repeatedly, from the Republic of Cats to the Dog Empire, and back again. Occasionally, it was even taken over by a third party, such as the Racoon-Possum Commonwealth or the Skunk Federation. Both the Cats and Dogs considered Devil's Knob part of their rightful territory, and fought to keep it such. Impartial sources however, tend to side with the cats, who claimed it first, in 1967.

Beginnings
Devil's Knob Golf Course was created in 1965 by Duane Baumer as a 9-hole course with two ponds and a sandtrap. #9 Pond was a natural water feature, while #2 Pond was excavated during the construction.

The Cats Stake Claim
Section 18 of Hamilton Township had been a nexus of Cat activity even before the Cat Republic asserted hegemony over all 640 acres. For a while, it was a sprawling feral cat town, before in 1953, a cat entrepreneur known as Business Cat XVII started an industrial complex, clear cutting a swath of forest, creating the Field of Dreams. Cats were enticed with good wages and benefits, and Business Cat enjoyed a large profit from selling military technology to the Commonwealth.

In time, the Dogs took notice of the strategic importance of Section 18, and sought to put it under their control. So, the Cat Republic intervened and claimed Devil's Knob and Section 18 as property of the Cat military, as by now, a large quantity of Michigan's armored fighting vehicles were produced at Business Cat Enterprises.