THE NATURIST LEGACY FILES

INTRODUCTIONS

My name is John Kundert. I'm a founder of both Naturist Legacy Inc. and Naturist Legacy Park. I was their first member and served as their president in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. I played a central role in helping them create their corporation, buy their land, build their nudist park and grow their membership.

If I had known then what I know now, I would never have done any of it.

I chose to leave both Naturist Legacy and social nudism in 2016.

I maintain this website for archival and historical purposes only.

Please be aware that this website does not recommend, endorse, approve or promote Naturist Legacy Inc. or Naturist Legacy Park. Neither do I.

All content here is free. I do not benefit financially — and have never benefited financially — from Naturist Legacy Park, Naturist Legacy Inc. or this website.

Naturist Legacy Park overview

Naturist Legacy Park is a nudist park located 35 minutes northeast of Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway (it's 10 kilometres east of Libau, Manitoba on Provincial Road 317). The 80-acre property was vacant farmland when Naturist Legacy Inc. took possession on October 1, 2010. "So how did we go from absolutely nothing to something quite amazing in just two short years? Countless hours of 'outside the box' thinking and planning produced a solid business plan for a naturist park that inspired enough confidence in our members to both fund it and build it. We owe money only to ourselves, with not one thin dime owed to any external bank or lender. Everything we have, including our new land, is fully ours — paid in full. Except for the help of a few necessary tradespeople, every hour of labour that has gone into our park has been volunteered by our own members" (from "Manitoba's Naturist Legacy is open for business").

Naturist Legacy Inc. overview

Naturist Legacy Inc. was created in 2010 after the owners of the campground that Crocus Grove Sun Club had called home for 40 years unexpectedly ended nude use. Crocus Grove Sun Club officially evolved into Naturist Legacy Inc. on September 11, 2010. "Naturist Legacy's business structure is somewhat unique. It's not a 'mom and pop' club, a co-op or a commercial, for-profit corporation. We are instead a membership-based non-profit (non-share) corporation. No one 'owns' Naturist Legacy. It's governed and managed by a board of directors (elected by the membership), who are in turn governed by the corporation's by-laws" (from "Manitoba's Naturist Legacy is open for business").

LOOKING BACK IN HISTORY

New pump house
Now that Naturist Legacy Park had electricity (as of July 22, 2011), we could begin building structures. I began a routine that I would repeat again and again over the next few years. I created a detailed project materials list, shopped retailers for the best prices, hand picked the best lumber I could find and then transported everything from Winnipeg or Selkirk to the park at my expense using my own truck (only the large clubhouse project needed commercial deliveries). This voluntary routine would save Naturist Legacy's members a substantial amount of money during the years I was building for them. Our first project was the pump house. My wife and I started by assembling its foundation and floor. The walls and roof structure were built with the help of additional volunteers. Metal roofing, a sturdy door, trim boards and a fresh coat of paint finished the job (siding would be added after our other buildings were finished).

Visit Gallery 17 for this and 26 more photos.