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    I just wanted to let everybody know that Colorado will soon have 2 less residents. Erin and I will be moving in less than 2 weeks. We are buying a resort in northern Wisconsin. The resort consists of a house, a bar/restaurant and 9.5 cabins on a chain of 3 lakes. so if anybody is looking to take a vacation to the northwoods of WI let us know. The place is called Island View Lodge near Mercer Wi. we will be revamping the website and social media pages once we take over. We will be moving out of CO on April 25 and close on the resort on the 29th. Wish us luck as neither of us has worked in a bar or restaurant.

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    Sad to see you go but excited for your next adventure. I hope it is a great success.

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    My wife and I grew up there and my dad is from UP. We bought some land on a lake in Northern Minnesota last year and are building on it this year! I’ll be there a good portion of this year. Maybe we will visit
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    I'm kind of curious what a half cabin is (9.5 cabins). Congrats on the purchase. I've never been that far north in Wisconsin, but I'll look it up if we get up there. Hopefully you're familiar with the area, love beer and cheese, and know that the state bird (in those parts) is the mosquito.

    Best wishes in this adventure.

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    Cheers to you and your wife! You have chosen to do something that many people want to do, but few actually dare to do. Good luck with your new business and enjoy the much less crowded area.

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    i said 9.5 cabins because there are actually 10 but one needs to be renovated and isnt currently being rented. the current owners use it for extra storage. We plan on renovating it and adding it to the rentals probably over this coming winter. and yes i am aware of the skeeters.

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    Congrats!!! Happy to hear you all are taking the chance. Like others have said, it will be tough. But in my experiences, the harder something is, the more rewarding it can be.

    It was truly a pleasure to meet you all and wheel and camp with you all. Hope we can do it again someday soon.

    Any time for us to buy you a beer before you leave?

    Best of luck and skill to you and Erin!

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    redneck23ms previously posted:
    "Island View Lodge near Mercer Wi"

    I'm sure I'm not the only curious sort out there...

    Website - what no direct web site?

    www.IslandViewLodge.com is not available.

    www.IslandViewLodgeMercer.com was available. I registered it. It's yours if you want it. You have 1-year to decide at which time I'll let it lapse.

    Other domains available:
    islandviewlodge.fishing
    islandviewlodge.fish
    islandviewlodge.bar
    islandviewlodge.pub
    islandviewlodge.rentals
    islandviewlodge.vacations

    WordPress

    Google Map
    You likely want to get control of the Google account too.

    Travel Wisconsin

    Yelp - You want to "claim" the Yelp page and make it yours - asap - you can then comment (thank) recommendations

    Facebook

    Yahoo (another page you might find good to "claim")

    YouTube - I don't see an Island View Lodge channel but there are several vids available

    Rental house when buddies and I would snowmobile out of Mercer
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    and we would like to have that website jim.

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    Congratulations and best of luck!

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    redneck23ms previously posted:
    "and we would like to have that website jim."

    It's yours. I have it registered at Hover.com. We can tend a transfer to whatever registrar you wish. There might be a 30 day hold on it (as it was just registered). You'd likely not enact any change until ownership of the lodge is official.

    You can, I believe, have the domain name point to the wordpress account. That way you'd be able to use the domain name (highly recommended) but still have the WordPress.com services (which I believe to be safer than using a WordPress site at a third-party web host). WordPress plug-ins seem to get hacked too frequently.

    Also recommended, would be to start using e-mail addresses tied with the domain name - for a professional appearance to customers. I shake my head at "companies" that display a nice www.domainname.com address and then list president@gmail.com e-mail address.

    I'm no webmaster but I do know (and help clients with) the back end services for web and e-mail hosting. I'd be happy to help with questions you might have - gratis.

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    Congratulations!! Sounds like you're living your dream, I hope it goes even better than expected. Looks like an amazing place.

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    Hey Alex, Your county plow guy vid's his work. This might be the last mile or two before the lodge.



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBJS...youtu.be&t=493

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    Alex - My former boss of 15 years (and still a friend) has her own secure server and she and her husband register domain names and host websites. They are both very skilled, and have contacts with some exceptional designers and programmers etc. Since their server is secure, you could safely accept online reservations and collect payments online as opposed to what the current owners seem to be doing. I'd be happy to put you in touch with her if interested.

    In addition, I have 25 years experience working in the hotel industry and if you ever want to pick my brain about how the industry works and what guests expect, I could write you a book. (Just kidding - I'm not gonna do that!) but I'd be happy to talk over the phone or in person any time! Just from reading the current web site, I could compile a pretty long list of things I would want to change immediately and also have a few ideas about how I would introduce myself as the new owners on-line as well as on the property (if I were lucky enough to be you)!

    If you want my contact info let me know. Best of luck! I envy you and Erin, You've landed an amazing opportunity! It'a great business to be in.

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    Congratulations on your new adventure. Sounds like this be a lot of fun for you...
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    Alex, good luck to you both. I hope this new adventure goes well. Looks to be a good thing from the FB pics I saw this morning.
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    Congrats and best wishes with your new adventure.

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    Thanks guys. Still no internet here and very little cell signal. Things are moving slow but hoping to be able to open by memorial day weekend.

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    SWEET - thanks for the update!

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