Haven’t been up there in 20 years but ozzie’s was my first official job. Just a dishwasher wasn’t there long. Funny story a few weeks into the job was told they didn’t have any work for me, no biggie. I played football with a couple guys working there they told me I was let go because I didn’t fit in their click. Later I ran into the cooks they told me the same thing. A couple years later I was working at McDonald’s in garrison and the manager that let me go started there as a crew member and I was his trainer. I asked him about the story and he said “you weren’t supposed to know about that but it was dotty’s idea.” 😄😄😄

Not defending anybody i have history at Rocky Reef but its along story. I have heard over the years is rockman got addicted to pain pills and I don’t know what else and then told Patti the old lady he wanted a divorce. I don’t think she ever wanted to do the resort thing for this many years..js

It doesn’t matter. I guess joneser left or got kicked out of this forum.

Actually it had to do with my brother being in the U of M hospital with leukemia and the cost of traveling back and forth. The alcoholics were the former owners who never had the titl/deed at the time in fact they were never caught up on thier payments but that was their contract. the prescription pain bill addict was the current owners dad. Your right i was only 13 so to this day I dont know what really happened. Kinda funny he admitted he was making a deal to buy the place even before we were moved out. Jon Jr. Even told me after I talked to his dad it, about 8 years ago, that sr. Was saying the Bauers were scamming people.

Walleyestudent Andy Cox wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Will Roseberg wrote:</div>
Rocky Reef is still going but I don’t think they will be out as early as the Isle Bay resorts.

Will

John Odle at Rocky Reef is one to push the envelope. He was one of the last to pull off last year after most all others had shut down. Perhaps better ice conditions down there at the end?
Yes, Rocky Reef is ready to “rock” from what I hear. He’s got those deluxe foam houses now. Looking to get down there this year to check ’em out.

30 years ago when my folks had rocky reef resort we only went a mile or two out we also had stockys harbor and eddys with fish houses we respected boundaries. Now there is no competition and professional courtesy. The first year odle owned the resort he almost got people killed by letting them on the ice to early and it broke apart leaving people including him Stranded on ice.js

It has been just a little over 20 years since my dad past away 9/7/00 and for several years something has been weighing heavy on my heart. It has to fo with Rocky Reef Resort specifically whats on their website under history of the resort or rather the condition he said the resort was in when he got it. I always felt that disrespected my dad’s memory. I brought this up with John odle back 7 or 8 years ago and his arrogance, ignorance., and refusal to acknowledge these facts irritates me to no end. I’m the sole survivor of the family that was buying the resort before it was resold to them. Between 88-90 my family moved from PA to buy and retore the resort. With my dad’s blood,sweat and tears also his life savings he began to turn it around. RIP Richard Griffith. If it wasn’t for 2 facts my brother being diagnosed with leukemia or that my dad didn’t take the Bauers to court they wouldn’t have gotten the place and reaped the rewards of my dad’s hard work.

These are numbers as I remember my dad telling me. I was 13 at the time we bought it. Sale was for $150,000 I’m assuming the closing costs were at 3% which wood $4500 with the down payment of $27,500. Plus monthly payments of $1,077 per month times 23 months equals $24,711 so total paid would have been $52,271. Not including improvements or monthly bills I never knew what those were.

I agree should of been done by a lawyer. Also I didn’t know this until several years ago the people who bought it right after us never new that we had the place. I thought full disclosure would cover that. If you buy a business don’t you look at several years of revenue which the last two years would have been revenue my family made..js

Like I said I’m the sole survivor. We ended up living in an rv until fall. Then my brother passed away in November 90. My mom passed in August 92. My dad passed on September 2000. I think if he still had it . It would killed him earlier. I moved out of Minnesota in 96 a started driving trucks. If I got stuck with the resort i probably would sold it to assp.

It was just a rant and to see if anybody on here remembers my family. Or the Bauers.