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IONIA, Mich. – Nestled in a wooded area blanketed with vibrant green leaves and plants, Michigan’s first luxury treehouse resort has a variety of amenities for guests to reconnect with nature in comfort.

Tree Vistas debuted the Winding Springs Treehouse, which is lifted 13 feet above ground, Thursday, Aug. 11, outside of Grand Rapids in Ionia Township.

The resort is surrounded by the treetops and includes pathways that lead to the Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Trail and Grand Riverwhere a bonfire pit, grill and benches are located on its northern bank.

Tree Vistas’ creators Brian Coates and Greg Filipek wanted to build a unique and natural getaway that doesn’t really exist in Michigan, they said.

“Hopefully it’s a bucket list for people,” Coates said.

Coates said Tree Vistas will help its guests reconnect with nature and enjoy various activities on six acres of land.

“Large windows create open

A Utah-based resort company that owns several ski areas has made a bid to buy Jay Peak Resort, the Vermont ski resort that was rocked by a massive fraud case involving its former owner and president.

The court appointed receiver who has been overseeing Jay Peak for more than six years is seeking court approval to sell it for $58 million to Pacific Group Resorts, Inc., which owns Ragged Mountain Resort in New Hampshire, Powderhorn Mountain Resort in Colorado, and Mount Washington Alpine Resort in Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Receiver Michael Goldberg wants to be able to continue to market Jay Peak, and if there are qualified bids, an auction would be held “in order to assure the highest and best offer,” according to Monday’s court filing.

“The time has come for the Receiver to sell Jay Peak Resort,” Goldberg wrote, adding that when he took over Jay Peak in

It was perhaps the most powerful illustration yet of a housing crisis gripping mountain towns in the Sierra, which rely on tourism to fuel their local economies — even as tourists squeeze the housing stock and generate more demand for low-wage workers.

Palisades secured a special-use permit to lease the campground from the US Forest Service, hoping to promote van living as an alternative for people with nowhere else to go.

“The idea was, in part, can we tap into this ‘van

Two local groups have appealed the Oceanside Planning Commission’s approval of Ocean Kamp, a proposed resort with a three-story hotel, restaurants, shops and 700 homes to be built around an artificial surf lagoon.

The appeals by Preserve Calavera and San Diegans for Sustainable, Economic and Equitable Development (SD SEED) will send the commission’s decision to the Oceanside City Council. In recent years, the council has given the go-ahead to a number of large hotels and residential developments such as the proposed 585-home North River Farms community, despite significant opposition from nearby residents.

Both appeals raise similar concerns — economic sustainability, water supply, safety issues with the nearby airport, the use of an environmental impact report completed for a previous project, compliance with the city’s Climate Action Plan, and the analysis of details such as fire response times , traffic and energy consumption.

Ocean Kamp is proposed for the 92-acre site