Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort officials yesterday announced that they have begun construction on an indoor Northern Lights Sky Ropes Course. It is anticipated to be completed and open for business by the end of the month.
According to Joe Eck, general manager for America’s largest waterpark resort, “This new attraction is going to be fantastic! It will tower 30 feet above the Northern Lights Mega Arcade and it will take guests to a whole new level of fun! Adventure enthusiasts wearing full-body safety harnesses will climb their way around 42 challenges in varying degrees of difficulty all while discovering how much of a daredevil they truly are!”
Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, OH announced the opening of its newly expanded convention center, marking the completion of a $22 million, ten-month renovation. The 120,000 sq. ft. addition more than doubles the size of the previous convention center, bringing the total square footage to 215,000 and making the Kalahari Resort – Sandusky the only under-one-roof complex in the Midwest to offer a convention center and hotel of such scope.
As the second largest employer in the area, the expansion will add more than 140 full-time jobs to Kalahari’s 1,200-member employee base. It is also expected to generate additional taxable revenue within the resort equal to the amount of approximately $150 million over the first 20 years.
Hotel Blackhawk in downtown Davenport, IA has just been named a Preservation Success Story Award Honorable Mention winner by the Historic Hotels of America – a part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The award was officially announced December 1, 2011.
According to organization executive director Thierry Roch, the award exemplifies “creative rehabilitation efforts undertaken to recapture, promote and glorify the property’s original use in a preservation sensitive manner.”
“It’s thrilling to see the vision of Amrit and Amy Gill of Restoration St. Louis and the City of Davenport rewarded by Historic Hotels of America,” said general manager Tim Heim. “It was that vision of restoring a jewel which has been carried through by me and my staff. It provides great satisfaction that preservationists, guests and clients have recognized this gift with us.”
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