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Posted - 07/09/2002 : 4:13:31 PM Who do you think are the Most Important People in the nudism movement?
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Warmskin |
Posted - 11/10/2014 : 02:39:52 AM Is that so?
“I rise early almost every morning and sit in my chamber, without any clothes whatever, half an hour or an hour, according to the season, either reading or writing.” Ben Franklin
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Balto Bob |
Posted - 07/01/2014 : 12:22:52 PM Will Golden was well known in the Brithish nudist community. He was born with out any genitalia. https://www.flickr.com/people/willynillyuk/ https://www.facebook.com/will.golden.397
Bob Have a nice NUDE day !! www.ipernity.com/doc/elvertbarnes/5172004/ www.flickr.com/photos/perspective/2560521247/ |
Randall50 |
Posted - 07/31/2009 : 10:32:04 AM If a web site can be named as a person complete with a personality, attitude, and opinions, then this site certainly should be placed as Nuder Person of the Year! Thanks for letting me join a site that centered my nudism so I could bring it out into the light of day, so to speak. |
lazarus |
Posted - 03/18/2009 : 11:18:13 AM I just realised that I was remiss in not mentioning the original owners of Lilly Valley who,in 1963 built Canada's first nudist indoor heated pool, and was heavily involved in the ASA. IN the early 90s he and his wife Lilly held a festival for children at the club. |
lazarus |
Posted - 03/02/2009 : 9:45:05 PM One of the most important people on the Canadian side of Nudism would be Karl Ruehle, who started Sun Valley Gardens, just outside St. Catharines, Ontario in a little town called Fonthill. Karl was very much the old school nudist, and ran a tight ship.
When Sun Valley Gardens closed for financial reasons in 1982, it was not without having had a significant impact on Ontario’s naturist scene. Almost every existing club in Southern Ontario (and a few that have since closed) in some way owe their existence to former members of SVG.
quote: Karl Ruehle started SVG in 1954. Through a great deal of energy and vision, he quickly built up the club’smembership. He was also known for his promotional ability. His yearly open house generated a great deal of press coverage. Unfortunately, he lacked the customer service skills to keep members. According to the book Au Naturel: The History of Nudism in Canada, Ruehle was regarded as “autocratic and tight-fisted. Many saw him as a ‘boot stomping Prussian.’”
quote: Excerpt on Sun Valley Gardens from: Au Naturel The History of Nudism in Canada James Woycke, Ph.D. ISBN 0-9682332-3-6 Pages 117 - 120
Sun Valley Gardens (SVG) started the 1954 season with 25 acres of wooded farmland and eighteen adult members. Another seventy people joined as work progressed. “Everywhere you see the product of industry and of imagination.” In 1956 the 80-foot kidney-shaped swimming pool was completed, and would long remain the centerpiece of the club. Then another 14 acres was Ontario Outdoors ~ 117 acquired, and Ruehle promoted Sun Valley Heights—a nudist subdivision where people could “live a most natural life all year ‘round.” Another project, the Sun Valley Health and Recreation Club, would contribute to the club’s later split with the CSA.
By this time Sun Valley had more than 300 members, and was “undoubtedly Canada’s largest and finest club.” The phenomenal growth stemmed from Ruehle’s active, indeed aggressive publicity campaign. He distributed press releases, bought paid advertising, and appeared on talk shows and TV programs such as the “Claim to Fame” show on CHCH Hamilton where he won a wristwatch because no guessed that there was a nudist camp proprietor in darkest Ontario.
Ruehle’s most successful publicity stunts were the open house days that he started in 1956. In early May he invited the press out to discuss his plans for the event, and Toronto Telegram reporters Ron Collister and Ian Paterson duly wrote about “a warm naked welcome,” although the lone reporter for the tabloid Hush explained that the Telegram sent two men so that one could keep an eye on the other, and cautioned Ron Collister against greeting nude young ladies with an overly enthusiastic “Wowie!”
Sixty local officials received invitations to visit camp on 24 June 1956. Although only one lonely deputy reeve showed up, he was accompanied by an army of thirty reporters and photographers who provided “longer and more detailed stories than we have ever had in the West.” The day before the nude open house the general public was invited to visit the club while members were dressed “in order not to offend anyone not accustomed to our way of living.” Five hundred people toured the camp, and more than 100 inquired about membership and a return visit under normal conditions.
In 1959, Ruehle opened Sun Valley Gardens to the general public on Saturday, May 30, while members were nude. Over 1,000 visitors signed affidavits that “at no time and in no way will we object to—or feel offended by—the nudity and activities of the people whom we see or meet.” Many were not only not offended, but joined in nude activities, and nearly 100 joined the club. There was full media coverage from Toronto and Buffalo newspapers and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The event confirmed Sun Valley as “the largest and certainly the most progressive club in all of Canada.” It also split the club apart.
By 1959 Sun Valley Gardens was “not well known for the democratic spirit of its leaders.” Members and visitors alike regarded Ruehle as autocratic and tight-fisted. He objected when people moved camp furniture, even if only to place a chair or picnic table in the shade. He interrupted games and competitions if they lasted longer than his schedule allowed. He closely monitored new couples in their tents. Many saw him as a “boot stomping Prussian.”
For years members had been leaving Sun Valley to form new clubs. London Sun Club, Sunshine Ranch, Sunny Glades, Sunny Acres, Ponderosa, and Lilly Valley all had their origin in SVG alumni. In most cases Karl wished them well, and stayed in touch. Only one effort did he thwart, an attempt by a former member to set up a rival camp virtually across the street. But the farmer whose land was up for lease, and who knew Karl well, reneged on the deal after Ruehle spoke with him.
For more on this unique individual, see the following http://www.bareoaks.ca/Bare-Oaks/Sun_Valley_Gardens.html
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zackflesher |
Posted - 01/25/2008 : 04:15:47 AM i just wanted to say thank you to all those who have said some very nice things about my family especially about my grandfather bill flesher. my family is very political and we like to push issues pretty far. please email me on some of the issues or problems that have been going on and i will try to help where i can.
thanks again zachary flesher |
Cheri |
Posted - 11/29/2007 : 09:47:21 AM quote: Originally posted by Scipio
I am curious, is Ray Connett or/and Mildrd still living?
Scipio@cox.net
Ray and Mildred passed away a number of years ago. Cheri
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Scipio |
Posted - 11/28/2007 : 4:37:54 PM I am curious, is Ray Connett or/and Mildrd still living?
Scipio@cox.net |
vealj |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 10:33:01 AM quote: Originally posted by - -Tom
The late Bill Flesher certainly belongs on the notable nudist list.
You are so right Tom. I met Bill and Fran years ago and was really impressed at his ability to garner positive press coverage for nudism.
I also remember he was a lot of fun. I remember several of us from the Midwest "stealing" and hiding his ATV at the ASA convention from right behind him as Alan McCombe and Bob Page kept him busy in conversation. He was a good sport about the whole thing and laughed along with the rest of us.
Take care and ... Keep it Bare !!! - veal Web:http://www.vealj.com/naturist.html Nudist Blog: http://360.yahoo.com/vealj |
vealj |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 10:27:50 AM quote: Originally posted by oxybelis
I enjoyed reading this "who's who" of nudism, thanks, Veal. I have frequented Lake Como, though, and I was told it was the oldest nudist resort in the U.S. so I was wondering if its founder deserves recognition. Does it pre-date Sky Farm, which I guess would be the oldest nudist non-landed club?
Like many historical events there is always debate on which was the "first". I believe the community of Home, Washington was the first nudist "colony" in the U.S. Although it wasn't strictly for nudists; anarchists, food faddists and other refugees from mainstream society also called it (pardon the pun) home. It was founded in 1895 by George H. Allen, Oliver A. Verity, and B. F. O'Dell on Key Peninsula near Puget Sound. The nudists arrived circa 1901.
To read more about it, check here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home,_Washington
Take care and ... Keep it Bare !!! - veal Web:http://www.vealj.com/naturist.html Nudist Blog: http://360.yahoo.com/vealj |
Cheri |
Posted - 09/21/2007 : 5:20:32 PM quote: Originally posted by oxybelis
I enjoyed reading this "who's who" of nudism, thanks, Veal. I have frequented Lake Como, though, and I was told it was the oldest nudist resort in the U.S. so I was wondering if its founder deserves recognition. Does it pre-date Sky Farm, which I guess would be the oldest nudist non-landed club?
Skyfarm is a landed club. The nudist colony (yes, it was a true colony) at Cat Island, near Beaufort, SC predates the northeastern park by a couple of months. Cheri
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oxybelis |
Posted - 09/21/2007 : 4:56:21 PM I enjoyed reading this "who's who" of nudism, thanks, Veal. I have frequented Lake Como, though, and I was told it was the oldest nudist resort in the U.S. so I was wondering if its founder deserves recognition. Does it pre-date Sky Farm, which I guess would be the oldest nudist non-landed club? |
tgg |
Posted - 09/16/2007 : 06:45:14 AM Here are a few more I can think of:
Conrad Schmidt Vincent Bethell Stephen Gough Daniel Johnson Terri Webb Dr. Les Rootsey
'Fear wraps our bodies in clothing, love allows us to stand naked' - Neale Donald Walsch (Conversations With God 1) |
widowerman |
Posted - 07/15/2007 : 9:53:13 PM If it hasn’t already been done, I’d like to nominate Adam & Eve, two nudists from way back when. That was until the Man said “NO!” |
laktor |
Posted - 03/17/2007 : 7:22:08 PM Wally George? Oh my god, I hadn't thought of him for decades! But I certainly remember his tv show. Didn't he have American flags everywhere around his set? He was one crazy guy and he sure put a lot of his "guests" down when they came on his show! But it sure was fun to watch! |
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