Wisconsin Developer Bringing the “Dells” to Sevierville
My sister and I grew up in Michigan and spent wonderful summers at a cottage near Glen Arbor, Michigan on Glen Lake. They were long summers of low key, water sports and horseback-riding filled days and we relished the evenings spent with our parents in the family-oriented taverns surrounding Glen Lake. Great memories.
As my parents aged and their finances increased, northern Michigan summers were relinquished for summers spent in the more luxurious Long Lake Lodge in the Wisconsin Dells. The resemblance to our idyllic Michigan vacations ended with the landscape. The lodge was relaxed and comfortable with great food and wonderful water and pool facilities and the bar was as close as the nearest college student servers. It was definitely a step up for our family, and gave my sister and I a new perspective and a taste of sophistication as we contemplated college.
I say all this in anticipation of the new Wilderness Resort that was just announced for Sevierville. Pete Hellend, third-generation co-owner of the family owned Wisconsin enterprise that developed the indoor water park concept in the Dells, will break ground on the $100 million resort in May.
As per the Dells, the hotel and condos will feature rugged, mountain architecture, lots of stone and logs and water, water, water. It will be connected to Sevierville’s $182 Million Events Center on Route 66 coming in to Sevierville, near the Eagle’s Landing Golf Course and will feature restaurants, a shared court yard, coffee shops and retail, plus new roads and easier access. In addition a second resort hotel on 14 acres south of the first will showcase another 348 guest rooms and business center.
If this resort is as successful as the other Hellend projects in the Dells, Sevierville will have to work hard and fast to draw workers to the area for the needed employee base of 200, with an expected expansion of 1000 jobs. Pigeon Forge is already having trouble recruiting enough employees to staff the increased expansion there, so we’ll watch this project with interest closely………..I’ll also reflect back on my youth during its construction and hope the Resort will resonate with the same comfort and sophistication that I so enjoyed in the Dells of Wisconsin.
As my parents aged and their finances increased, northern Michigan summers were relinquished for summers spent in the more luxurious Long Lake Lodge in the Wisconsin Dells. The resemblance to our idyllic Michigan vacations ended with the landscape. The lodge was relaxed and comfortable with great food and wonderful water and pool facilities and the bar was as close as the nearest college student servers. It was definitely a step up for our family, and gave my sister and I a new perspective and a taste of sophistication as we contemplated college.
I say all this in anticipation of the new Wilderness Resort that was just announced for Sevierville. Pete Hellend, third-generation co-owner of the family owned Wisconsin enterprise that developed the indoor water park concept in the Dells, will break ground on the $100 million resort in May.
As per the Dells, the hotel and condos will feature rugged, mountain architecture, lots of stone and logs and water, water, water. It will be connected to Sevierville’s $182 Million Events Center on Route 66 coming in to Sevierville, near the Eagle’s Landing Golf Course and will feature restaurants, a shared court yard, coffee shops and retail, plus new roads and easier access. In addition a second resort hotel on 14 acres south of the first will showcase another 348 guest rooms and business center.
If this resort is as successful as the other Hellend projects in the Dells, Sevierville will have to work hard and fast to draw workers to the area for the needed employee base of 200, with an expected expansion of 1000 jobs. Pigeon Forge is already having trouble recruiting enough employees to staff the increased expansion there, so we’ll watch this project with interest closely………..I’ll also reflect back on my youth during its construction and hope the Resort will resonate with the same comfort and sophistication that I so enjoyed in the Dells of Wisconsin.
posted by Smoky Mountain Blogger | 11/15/2005 09:43:00 AM
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