We have new people coming here every single day.” People try it out, they love it, they stay with it. “I think it’s because people don’t all of a sudden decide they don’t want to be nudists anymore. “We grow every single year,” Shoemaker said. The thing with Sunny Rest is that it truly is just a typical vacation spot, just one that caters to those who prefer to shun clothing. There are also seasonal events that draw in crowds, such as a packed Fourth of July weekend, the Sunny Bowl Volleyball Tournament, a pig roast, and a boat regatta, during which guests must build a boat from nothing but cardboard and duct tape and paddle it from one end of the pool to the other – while nude, of course. There’s a sand volleyball court, tennis courts, hot tub, sauna, gym, hiking trail, heated pool, a poolside bar dubbed Streakers, and Flashers Sports Bar and Night Club. It’s now expanded to 190 acres and offers 30 year-round residential homes, 22 hotel rooms, 15 cabins, 150 trailer hook-up sites, and more than 100 wooded campsites. Shoemaker said the business has grown by about $100,000 every year since. The facilities have continued to grow and the business hit the million-dollar mark two years ago. When they divorced, Myra continued to run Sunny Rest.Ĭurrently, Irv helps Myra with the managing, as does Myra’s daughter, Halsie Shoemaker, who is Sunny Rest’s general manager. When Mesher retired in 1987, he sold his interest to his son Michael and Michael’s wife, Myra. In 1978, Wally put Sunny Rest up for sale, offering it to longtime guest Irv Mesher.

After the couple’s divorce, Reed married Zelda, who then took ownership of the camp until 1961, when Wally and Shirley Rogers became partners with her.

It began in 1945 with Reed and Jeanette Suplee, who opened it as the 72-acre Sunny Rest Lodge. Sunny Rest is one of the longest-running businesses in Carbon County, with a storied history. 16 for the Bare Vine Wine Fest.Īre these one-off instances of partying in a birthday suit? No, because since 1945, Sunny Rest Resort has been a premier clothing-optional spot for those vacationing and dwelling permanently alike. Sunny Rest Resort in Palmerton is not just encouraging, but requiring patrons of its June 28 Bare Beach Beer Bash to do just that and then again, but this time with wine, on Aug. Food and drink festivals are not a strange thing for this area when the warm weather creeps in – but what would you say to an opportunity to sip carefully crafted brews while in the buff? (And no, your typical Tuesday night home alone does not count.)

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