Recent Posts by Kim Bowen

2014 Newsletter

Hello from Kim & Big John! We hope this update from the northwoods finds you healthy and happy . . . 2014 will mark our 14th year here at CWC, and despite copious gray hairs and maturing wrinkles through the seasons, we are gladdened and grateful to still be here and going strong. We thank…
Read more

At this delightfully quirky Mom and Pop, a Thursday night luau . . .

Minn Star Trib June 7, 2013 Crow Wing Crest Resort www.crowwing.com 1-800-279-2754 At this delightfully quirky mom-and-pop, a Thursday night potluck luau, an owner who is also reflexologist (think foot massage), another who is an aromatherapist (class offered each week) and a congenial atmosphere make for a devoted following. To do: Activities range from drum…
Read more

Feels like home.

Hello Kim and Big John, it is always great to hear from you (via holiday newsletter).  Terri and I have already started to talk about coming up for the spring wellness weekend, we are also planning to stay for 3-4 days after the weekend ends. We both love it at your wonderful campgrounds so much…
Read more

Up north, there’s a lake cabin with my name on it.

A week at the lake Other destinations beckon, but few can beat the classic summer vacation. Here's how one family found their resort. by Beth Gauper (published first St. Paul Pioneer Press April 2007, now a permanent part of Gauper's Midwest Reflections website for Minnesota traveling.  Last edited 2012)   Up north, there's a lake…
Read more

To bleach or not to bleach . . .

Natural Cleanin’ Corner Kim Bowen, published April 2012 Community of Minnesota Resorter Reporter Magazine   To bleach, or not to bleach? If you know me at all, I reckon you’d assume my immediate answer to this question would be a big, fat “NOT!” followed perhaps by a rather annoyingly muttered “duh”.  Well, you’d be wrong. …
Read more

Impressed not only with cleanliness, but abundance of kitchen supplies

We were very impressed with not only cleanliness, but the abundance of kitchen supplies and the things that don't always get a good cleaning were CLEAN (i.e. fans, curtains, hard to reach areas.)  Everything was easy to find, very clean, comfortable and very much the cabin setting we were hoping for, for a relaxing vacation. …
Read more

This resort is a fun, safe place for kids to play. Drum circle way too cool!

Hi! I just wanted to tell you guys how much fun I had here (last week) at Crow Wing Crest!  My family and I have been to many resorts and this one, by far was my favorite!  Keep up the good work!  =]                                                                            ---- Katie Kuyper, 12 yrs old, July 9, 2008    …
Read more

There’s a fresh twist to this peaceful lakeside cabin compound

MIDWEST LIVING MAGAZINE June 2006 MINNESOTA Crow Wing Crest Lodge There's a fresh twist to this peaceful lakeside cabin compound in Akeley; owners John and Kim Bowen offer New Age activities, including aromatherapy and reflexology.  NEW Three spacious luxury vacation homes.  LOVED the century-old lodge (once the centerpiece of a logging camp) and the relaxed,…
Read more

Vinegar & iodine as wood furniture polish

Natural Cleanin’ Corner  (Kim Bowen, published in Resorter Reporter, state-wide Minnesota resort magazine) For a healthy Resort, and a healthy YOU!   Wood Furniture Fix-its   Got some water stains, spots or cup rings on your end tables?  Try: a fresh walnut (or other nut).  Break it in half and rub the freshly broken edge…
Read more

Baking soda is your best buddy in the cleaning arena

Natural Cleanin’ Corner  (published in Resorter Reporter, state-wide resort magazine) by Kim Bowen For a healthy RESORT, and a healthy YOU! In this issue I’d like to yak about the toxic ickyness of chemical oven cleaners (even the “fume free” type).  If you have a self-cleaning oven, GREAT!  Using high temperatures as a cleaner is…
Read more

Recent Comments by Kim Bowen

No comments by Kim Bowen yet.