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Nudist resort earns top honors, mention on CNN

Posted: Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 - 11:20:33 pm PDT
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Sure, it's still 20 degrees at night, the snow is still falling and the skies are still gray.

But go ahead, get naked. It's good for your pocketbook.

A CNN feature story on Tuesday about the virtues of "nakations" included a few notes about a North Idaho resort that landed in the top five places "to forget your worries -- and your swimsuit."

In the article, Erich Schuttauf, executive director of the American Association for Nude Recreation, said the economic recession is "doing us a lot of favors, maybe because there's the idea that if you've lost the shirt off your back, you should go nude."

Author John Sutter wrote this of the Sun Meadow resort near Worley:

"The Sun Meadow resort is another cold-climate nudist retreat with ample side attractions."

Schuttauf said its finest attributes are its indoor pool, meeting space and music.

Cabins, RV sites and a limited number of hotel rooms are available.

Overall, being naked brings in big bucks.

According to Schuttauf, the industry is valued at more than $400 million annually.

"Typically, sunblock is all that you need," Sutter wrote.


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hungry wrote on Mar 26, 2009 7:51 AM:

" I want to go for the clam feed. "

hey E. Kim wrote on Mar 25, 2009 11:07 PM:

" Take a cue from our Athol's and cuddle up with a goat. Warm, furry and oh so accommodating. "

E. Kim Skumsky wrote on Mar 25, 2009 10:53 PM:

" Moderated again. Uhhhh... why? Moderator? The guy said something about gender, the next guy mentioned shaving, and I said bathroom and trauma. All three gone. Any explanations thow all knowing and moderate one. (I'm mean really, if one doesn't know why one is being moderated, how can one avoiding doing it again?) "

Your resort is too wrote on Mar 25, 2009 7:32 PM:

" cold? Just skin and bare it. "

Observer wrote on Mar 25, 2009 7:08 PM:

" " and I'm going - when it gets warmer. "

* Don't forget your goat, when you go. You'll need some snuggling. "

Im from close to Athol wrote on Mar 25, 2009 7:05 PM:

" and I'm going - when it gets warmer. "

E. Kim Skumsky wrote on Mar 25, 2009 5:20 PM:

" Lola, the benefit is obviously no stress. Just think when you get ready to travel somewhere, it's stressful trying to decide what take. Sunmeadows...all you need is a shaving kit and sun bloc. Sweeeet. "

heh wrote on Mar 25, 2009 2:52 PM:

" They offer discounts for members under the age of 35. I guess the wrinkly old geezers want some eye candy... "

Lola wrote on Mar 25, 2009 2:45 PM:

" HMMMMMMMMMM Nudist Camps, I never quite understood the mentality of this type of recreational resorts. Someone enlighten me! "

claudia wrote on Mar 25, 2009 1:25 PM:

" WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY BRINGING THIS GARBAGE TO NORTH IDAHO. NOW WE CAN REALLY BE KNOWN FOR A NON- CONSERVATIVE STATE. I WILL PRAY FOR YOU TO CHANGE YOUR MINDS ON THIS. STOP THIS INSANITY. "

sun lover wrote on Mar 25, 2009 12:05 PM:

" Their website is sunmeadow.org. It's a really nice place on Conkling Road. "

to Doug wrote on Mar 25, 2009 10:46 AM:

" Instead of working on the web, just strip down and wander around Worley until you see other people that look like you. "

Doug wrote on Mar 25, 2009 10:45 AM:

" I can't find a specific website for this resort !!!

I can only find a general travel site and then I'm not able to go to this resort's informational site. "

dj wrote on Mar 25, 2009 10:09 AM:

" "sun" meadow -- hopefully you get more then we do in hayden. "

hcullen wrote on Mar 25, 2009 9:50 AM:

" Each to their own, and no one is being hurt. Go for it. "

Roger wrote on Mar 25, 2009 9:30 AM:

" I am SO GLAD this is in the news. I don't know what I would have done without knowing this. I guess I should make plans to take time from work to spend some part of a vacation there. Then, to receive the CNN blessing is just icing on the cake. This will be my last blog at the CDA Press site. Fishwrap. "

gw wrote on Mar 25, 2009 7:30 AM:

" must not be much for news "

well wrote on Mar 25, 2009 7:24 AM:

" Hopefully, in the name of good taste, no one from Athol is allowed to attend this camp. "

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