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Members' Meeting
When: Sunday Nov 1, 2009 11 am – 1 pmIt's time again for the annual member's meeting. All members are invited to come and get an update on what's happening at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park and ask questions. Food and drink will be served. Photo by liam de burca ...
Keeping Bare Oaks' ponds, lakes and rivers clean
As naturists we seek to live in harmony with nature. As part of that commitment, we are doing our best to create as natural an environment as possible. There has been some discussion about the health of our ponds and lake. You can rest assured that they are in great condition. What you are seeing is the result of a great deal of work and expense to bring the water bodies into ecological balance. That way, all of the plants, animals, insects and amphibians work together to keep the water clean. The proof is that when we send water samples ...
Final Numbers - World Record Skinny-Dip
On July 11th, 2009 at 3 p.m. 95 members and visitors at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park contributed to the 13,648 people who simultaneously skinny-dipped in 140 locations across North America for a Guinness World Record. See the video of the event at Bare Oaks: http://www.youtube.com/BareOaks ...
The closure of Glen Echo
I was very sad to hear that Glen Echo Nudist Park, Ontario's oldest continuously operating naturist club, was closing. In a letter dated August 21st, Mary and Edward Todorowsky (the founders and owners of Glen Echo) announced that the park would be closed effective October 1st. Apparently, the property has been sold to an individual as a private residence. Several people have asked me whether I'm happy about this. After all, it is well known that I tried to purchase Glen Echo several years ago and it ended in a disagreement between the owners and I. Some also theorize that ...
We're in hot water!
We are in hot water... Well, almost! The hot tub has now been delivered and should be installed in the next few weeks. The Hydropool H-1200 is a 12 person commercial hot tub. Here are some specifications: 144"x 92"x 42"deep / 366 x 234 x 107 cm Height: 42" / 107 cm Volume: @866 US gallons / 3275 Litres As well, our shipment of on-demand hot water heathers have also been received. Once installed, they will provide an endless supply of hot water at both the Beckett Circle showers and in the clubhouse. They are also more environmentally-friendly because they ...