Venue Detail
Great Lakes Loons
RSV Pro Facilities Report
March, 2013
Great Lakes Loons
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215 E Main St Midland, MI 48640 Phone: 989-837-2255 Fax: 616-660-2288 URL: www.loons.com Owner: Michigan Baseball Foundation League: Midwest League, Eastern
Venue
Dow Diamond, 825 E Main St, Midland, MI 48640 Owner: Michigan Baseball Foundation Built: 2007 Capacity: 3,595 Concessionaire: Professional Sports Catering Suite caterer: Professional Sports Catering Soft drink:
Naming rights
Sold to: Dow Chemical Price: $280,000
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $630 to $875 Single tickets range from $6.00 to $8.50
Attendance
2010 average attendance: 4,059 2011 average attendance: 3,829 2012 average attendance: 3,702
Suites
Quantity: 12 Term: 5 to 5 years Price: $27,000 to $27,000 Seats: 14 to 14
Financing
The ballpark was privately funded.
In the fall of 2005, the team told fans if they buy 1,800 season tickets, the team will fund a new 4,000 seat ballpark. That effort failed and the team decided to move to Midland, Mich., and a new ballpark in 2007.
Eleven of the 14-seat suites are leased on a seasonal basis at a cost of $25,000 each per year with a five-year commitment. The 12th is available for an evening at a time for $600.
The ballpark features a party deck that rents for $32.50 per person and includes a game ticket and buffet for each guest. It may be rented for groups of 60 to 100. For a big crowd of 500 or more, there's a picnic area just past third base. A ticket and an all-you-can-eat buffet costs $22 a person. The lobby, with its fireplace surrounded by couches, also will be large enough to handle a special function. (Baseball, Facilities, Financial, Professional Sports)