Water from this source will be piped to the campgrounds. They paid $175,000 for an additional 25 acres. They dug two wells, but both failed to produce drinking water. The Kings paid $95,000 for an initial 40 acres. The Kings stepped in, invested personally. The local club boasts about 70 members, not enough financial and political clout to replace the Sultan site. The Kings belong to the 50,000-member American Association for Nude Recreation, based in Kissimmee, Fla., which boasts a government-affairs division and a legal-defense fund. Thousands of acres of public beaches and none for nudists, Mike King said. And conservative lawmakers threatened to yank funding recently if nudity were allowed at Clayton Beach, a state park also in Whatcom County. Even so, Teddy Bear Cove in Whatcom County was a popular spot until the whistle was blown. Nude bathing is illegal on Washington's public beaches. Washington's climate and the natives are less hospitable to nudity than Hawaiians. The Kings own DKS, which constructs commercial and residential buildings. Back then, Mike King was flying back and forth to Hawaii.
They were members of a club in Sultan, in eastern Snohomish County, that split apart in 1987. The Kings didn't set out to own a private nudist camp. "We are just like a KOA campground, except you don't have to wear clothes," he said. Developing the campgrounds and RV sites, and eventually a clubhouse and sports facilities, is just like any other long-term investment, they said. They own the 65 acres of forest and meadows the club rents from them. The Kings have multiple business interests and enjoy the relaxation of nude recreation. People don't believe it until they try it," Mike King said. "If you take your clothes off, you take your stress off. Why do people shed clothes to play outdoors stark naked? The rules for "social nudity" are posted by the gate. "We don't want people to come up here to be lookie-loos," Astrid King said. The Kings checked visitors in and collected a $3 cover charge to help pay for jazz groups from Seattle. Naked people in front of the stage listened to the music - true jazz buffs. The public is invited - to test whether nude recreation might suit a person's lifestyle.Ī wooded path leads to a grassy hillside. The August jazz festival is a summer highlight at Lake Associates Recreation Club near Lake McMurray. "We want people to feel comfortable," he said. Skagit Valley Herald may also be known as or be related to Skagit Valley Herald and Skagit Valley Herald & Skagit.LAKE McMURRAY, Skagit County - Mike and Astrid King wore clothes to greet jazz-festival visitors at the gate of a private club where nude recreation is the norm. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of Skagit Valley Herald and its employees or that of Zippia. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by Skagit Valley Herald. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at Skagit Valley Herald. Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of Skagit Valley Herald, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about Skagit Valley Herald.
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