![]() ![]() "I stared at the ground for two hours."īut her husband was into it, so she gave it a try. "I was very, very apprehensive," she said. The couple have a trailer at the park and spend their summers there now.īut, she admits, the first step is not the easiest. ![]() "I don't feel self-conscious about being here," she said. Theresa Roush and her husband, Michael, have been members for four years. "Being a nudist is fabulous, and I really enjoy it." "I am not ashamed of it at all," said Roger Curry, a member of Sunny Haven 40-some years and a past club president. But after a while, I did decide to take off - my sunglasses. Not one of the 120 people on hand for the skinny-dip.Īs for my attire: I always dress professionally. Maybe one of the guys from Bible study?īut I did not recognize a soul. Perhaps my doctor, my dentist, my banker? Mercy. I wondered all week whether I would run into anyone I knew. People in the pool area also fit that description, seemingly more men than women. There were lots of RVs of all shapes and sizes. It currently has about 160 members but usually reaches about 200 before the summer's over. People, all of them adults, were warned over a loud speaker a few minutes ahead of time, including how to face the camera. There's also a volleyball court, several one-room chalets for rent and a few small cabins on the 20-acre site, plus room for about 100 RVs.Īs for the skinny dip, it wasn't even a big splash - other than perhaps into the publicity pool - for Sunny Haven. The pool is not all that large, 25 feet by 50 feet, with a clubhouse, tennis courts, shuffle board courts nearby. ![]() Beyond the gate is what appears to be a normal RV park. The park is surrounded by a brown sheet metal fence, making it impossible to see inside. I even accidentally left my keys in the car briefly when I arrived. Heading down the road, I have to admit to a little bit of nervousness, kind of like the feeling you have as you are driving to a first date. My boss e-mailed me earlier in the week asking me to cover it, so to speak. Some of the 250 naturist clubs across the nation participate at the same time to seek the record. Saturday, The Tribune was offered a peek inside as the naturist club celebrated the 13th World Record Skinny-Dip attempt for having the most people skinny dipping at a given time. The small white sign with blue and red letters sits at the outset of a gravel road engulfed by a forest of trees leading to the, well, haven. Tickets are available at 88 or adamstheater.GRANGER - If you've ever driven by the small but effective Sunny Haven Recreation Park sign on Anderson Road in Granger, you likely have wondered: What the heck is going on in there? 7, is free but reservations are required. "There are dancers coming from all over the country! I haven't seen some of them in 50 years!," Hakes said in an email to The Eagle.Īdmission to "Susan Hakes: From Russell Field to Las Vegas" at The Adams Theater, 2 p.m. Hakes, who now lives in Nevada, will be on hand for the October event. Dance schools and programs represented include: Brookfield School of Dance, The Studio, Berkshire Dance Theatre, Sun City Anthem Performing Arts Club, Kaleidoscope Productions and Spotlight Club, Sun City Anthem TV. The clips include performances from Massachusetts, Vermont and Nevada of ballet, modern dance, lyrical, tap, jazz, improvisation, break dancing, ballroom, folk dance, and musical theater. The October event will feature thousands of student photos, video clips from 50 shows, and newspaper clippings, ads and programs from 1962 through 2022. Hakes and the Berkshire Dance Theatre pared ways in 2004.
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