Paradise Lakes

sunaddicted · #1 05-29-2003, 05:31 AM

Just returned from the long 4 day Memorial Day weekend at Paradise Lakes and wanted to report that it was a blast. The resort was extremely crowded with a very lively crowd. The average age of the visitors was much closer to Haulovers, ie, 30's to 40's with many younger and older but still very young compared to most nudist resorts we have visited. The resort provided free bloody maries in the morning and there was live music all weekend with two great reggae groups followed by a very good rock group on Sunday and an older act on Monday. Although Paradise has a reputation we found our 4 days there to be wonderful and we did not see anything we do not see at Haulover. We felt we were as close to being on a cruise ship as its possible to get without leaving dry land. We often take cruises and love sitting by the pool and watching the fun, while that was Paradise. I really love this place and recommend it for those people who love resorts and aren't "rustic" types.

sunaddicted · #2 05-29-2003, 05:31 AM

Just returned from the long 4 day Memorial Day weekend at Paradise Lakes and wanted to report that it was a blast. The resort was extremely crowded with a very lively crowd. The average age of the visitors was much closer to Haulovers, ie, 30's to 40's with many younger and older but still very young compared to most nudist resorts we have visited. The resort provided free bloody maries in the morning and there was live music all weekend with two great reggae groups followed by a very good rock group on Sunday and an older act on Monday. Although Paradise has a reputation we found our 4 days there to be wonderful and we did not see anything we do not see at Haulover. We felt we were as close to being on a cruise ship as its possible to get without leaving dry land. We often take cruises and love sitting by the pool and watching the fun, while that was Paradise. I really love this place and recommend it for those people who love resorts and aren't "rustic" types.

Croydon · #3 05-29-2003, 01:45 PM

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Originally posted by sunaddicted:
[qb] Just returned from the long 4 day Memorial Day weekend at Paradise Lakes and wanted to report that it was a blast. The resort was extremely crowded with a very lively crowd. The average age of the visitors was much closer to Haulovers, ie, 30's to 40's with many younger and older but still very young compared to most nudist resorts we have visited. The resort provided free bloody maries in the morning and there was live music all weekend with two great reggae groups followed by a very good rock group on Sunday and an older act on Monday. Although Paradise has a reputation we found our 4 days there to be wonderful and we did not see anything we do not see at Haulover. We felt we were as close to being on a cruise ship as its possible to get without leaving dry land. We often take cruises and love sitting by the pool and watching the fun, while that was Paradise. I really love this place and recommend it for those people who love resorts and aren't "rustic" types. [/qb]

Reputation for what??

sunaddicted · #4 05-29-2003, 02:43 PM

Paradise has a reputation, aided by adverse publicity I think in N magazine, as a place beyond the pale of pure naturism, whatever that is. There are nudist venues which do not allow touching with any romantic intent. Or any heavy kissing, or body jewelry, or lingerie shows, or many of the other elements which are present at Paradise. We belong to a nudist resort in Michigan and also frequent another one in Michigan which is open in the winter, and in the first case, we have never seen anyone show up to the pool in stilleto high heels, or 3 people caressing in a pool, or the range of body piercing seen this weekend. In the second case, things are looser but still not on the order of Paradise. Yet, as frequenters of the beaches, nothing we saw this weekend bothered us.

Paradise is a great place if you go prepared to be open-minded and live and let live. You will not see open swinging, or any hint of that, which I think is the reputation I referred to. You will see interesting and fun characters, and also some pretty mean volleyball!

#5 05-30-2003, 09:35 PM

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Originally posted by sunaddicted:
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Paradise is a great place if you go prepared to be open-minded and live and let live. You will not see open swinging, or any hint of that, which I think is the reputation I referred to. You will see interesting and fun characters, and also some pretty mean volleyball! [/qb]

Hahaha! You just didn't stay up late enough is all. I've seen actual screwing many times in the Conversation Pool after midnight.

Motorcity Nude · #6 05-31-2003, 06:17 AM

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Originally posted by sunaddicted:
[qb]We belong to a nudist resort in Michigan and also frequent another one in Michigan which is open in the winter, and in the first case, we have never seen anyone show up to the pool in stilleto high heels, or 3 people caressing in a pool, or the range of body piercing seen this weekend. In the second case, things are looser but still not on the order of Paradise. [/qb]

Hi ya Michigander - I'm in a multi-year process of encouraging my wife to open her attitudes towards nudism ... awfully slow process but I digress ...
Could you offer some comments about Michigan resorts?

sunaddicted · #7 06-03-2003, 05:34 AM

It took me a long time but at long last we are very happy taking vacations which include nude opportunities.

Visit Whispering Oaks near Oxford, they have a website www.whisperingoaksresort.com/. Its a nice place, you can visit 3 times without joining. It is not intimidating. Its on Baldwin Road.

Visit Turtle Lake, open all year. It is very large, and is like a state park. They have a very pleasant beach, a nice indoor pool, and great campground on a lake. Its near Battle Creek. You do not need to join. They are on the web
www.turtle-lake.com/
Get your wife to go to the concert weekend. We love the motorcycle rally in August, its great fun to watch. Also they have a great Halloween dance, my costume is painted on.

As far as Paradise is concerned, I like to be up very early to jog, and go to sleep early as a result. I don't care to know what happens late night, as long as it doesn't happen around me.

Trailscout · #8 06-03-2003, 07:12 AM

Sunaddicted,

Don't think that by ignoring the problem at Paradise Lakes Swinger Resort that it will not affect you.

The problem lies as much with AANR and it's members as it does with Paradise Lakes management (the owner is not even a nudist). Everyone wants to pretend that they see nothing going on, but the textile world is looking for sleaze spots like this as an excuse to paint the whole nudist world with one brush.

We can't close down Paradise Lakes, but AANR could either force them to clean up or risk losing their AANR affiliation.

As independent nudists we can do our part by not paying for admission to resorts that make no effort to stop public sex and swinging.

If we do nothing, expect anti-nudist bigotry to grow; expect new laws against social nudity.

#9 06-03-2003, 09:16 AM

Paradise Lakes was the area's Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year and is well thought of in this area. All nudist clubs have a few swingers hanging out in their midst, it is just that most clubs keep it more underground than it has been sometimes at Paradise.

People who are not nudists think all our clubs are sex fests and don't know the details and differences between one club and another. Kicking Paradise out of AANR would not change general public opinion at all because none of them even know what AANR is.

Paradise is extremely popular and doing well financially so obviously there is a marketing niche for this type of resort. The nudists and swingers play in harmony and nobody cares what goes on late at night when most aren't looking. I've had enough accounts of people sneaking in hottubs of other clubs late at night for sensual play to know that very many of those family oriented places out there are absolutely no different.

If what was going on at Paradise was so bad they would not have so many people (many nudists on repeat visits) going there every year. Paradise is making money hand over fist and it is growing. I think the numbers tell what people really want. The great majority aren't there for swinging but don't mind that others are.

Is it really public sex so late at night with only a few around? It isn't like they are getting it on right on the dancefloor. It is much more discreet than that.

I think the prudes need to stop trying to dictate to the rest of the nudist population. It is bad enough that non-nudists are doing it. Other nudists need to realize that not every club is going to be exactly what they want it to be. Diversity is here to stay.

sunaddicted · #10 06-03-2003, 09:50 AM

I would agree that Paradise is unlike most other nudist resorts, however it has great appeal because of many other factors. For us its the fact that it is a true resort. While we enjoy going to Turtle Lake which is like a state park, we also like going to a first class resort, with great facilities. Paradise has a wonderful, warm, and crowded pool, with 2 water volley pools, a hot tub and an amazing conversation pool. You can order lunch or a drink and they have great entertainment poolside. We enjoy cruises, and during the Memorial Day weekend, I told my wife I felt like we were on a cruise ship. Thats how great the weekend was.

We have been to Cap D'Agde, where the nights get weird, and the days are amazing, and we have been to Desert Shadows, where we have seen people clearly there to "play". The orient beach website is full of messages of people trying to connect with other people for "fun". However, I still feel that Paradise isn't a sex club, anymore then Desert Shadows isn't a sex club and that it can be a fun vacation for everyone.