Campbell's Resort Celebrates Major Renovation

Campbell's Resort Celebrates Major Renovation

One-day event features wine tasting, concert, tours and activities for the whole family

LAKE CHELAN, Wash., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Campbell's Resort on Lake Chelan will soon complete a major $3-million room renovation and is inviting the community and guests to celebrate on Saturday, June 7, 2008 with a party to which Campbell's special guests, the community, and the public are invited.

"We invited people to join us at Campbell's to help celebrate the pure joy we feel at accomplishing this major enhancement to the property, but also the beginning of another season of warm summer gatherings," says Art Campbell, Campbell's Resort general manager and the executive who oversaw the renovation.

The party begins on the shores of Lake Chelan with an unprecedented wine tasting of thirteen of the wineries surrounding the lake and featuring international award winning wine expert and lecturer, Amy Mumma. Other events planned for the day include a classic car show, cake and punch, games on the beach with hula hoop and limbo contests and beach volley ball. On Saturday, starting at 1:15 p.m. and running every hour, Campbell family members will provide tours of some of the 150 newly renovated rooms. Closing the day's activities is a lakeside concert at 7:00 p.m. featuring popular acoustic-based singer and songwriter Vicci Martinez.

Reservations for rooms at the resort can be made by calling 1-800-553-8225 or on-line at http://www.campbellsresort.com/. A complete listing of the day's events is as follows:

Main Events

Chelan Wine Tasting and Lectures, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., free to house guests of Campbell's Resort, $20.00 fee to the public. Ticket includes wine glass, Chelan wineries wine tasting, appetizers and lectures by Amy Mumma, founder and director of Central Washington University World Wine Program. She will give two-30 minute lectures.

Lakeside Concert, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., featuring acoustic-based singer and songwriter Vicci Martinez, free to house guests and a $10.00 fee to the public. Guests follow the tiki torches to the beach-front spit, some blankets will be available from the resort, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own blanket to sit on at the open-air concert. A wine and beer garden for adults and s'mores for the kids will be part of the evening's festivities.

Additional Festivities

Room and public space tours, beginning at 1:15 p.m. and running hourly, starting in the main lobby, Campbell family members will tour the newly renovated rooms, public spaces and provide a brief overview of the historic resort's colorful past.

Games by the beach, beginning at 3:00 p.m. and running throughout the day, featuring hula hoop, limbo and beach volley ball. Contests will be held for the person with the longest continuous hoop and the lowest limbo, with winners receiving a certificate for dinner for two at Campbell's Resort. Kids and adults of any age may participate.

Party cake and punch, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., served on the upstairs terrace for resort guests and the public.

Classic cars will be on display in downtown Chelan all day. Open to the public, the display extends to Campbell's Resort.

Throughout the day a photographer will be taking candid photos of guests and posting them on their community website for viewing and optional purchase.

About Campbell's Resort

Campbell's Resort sits on the shore of Lake Chelan and has served travelers to this beautiful area of Eastern Washington for over 100 years. Established in 1901, Campbell's is a unique, family-owned, 170-room resort complex set on eight acres of landscaped grounds, with two pools, two all-season hot tubs, boat moorage, boardwalk, outdoor barbeques and picnic tables, poolside beach bar, restaurant, pub, full-service spa, fitness center and a 14,000-square-foot conference center. All guest rooms have direct beach access and the resort sits at the shallow end of the lake on 1,200-feet of sandy beach in the town of Chelan. For more information about the renovation, celebration event or Campbell's Resort, visit www.campbellsresort.com.

About Lake Chelan Wine Region (http://www.lakechelanwinevalley.com/)

The land around Lake Chelan was one of the first areas in the Pacific Northwest to be planted with wine grapes. According to the Chelan Valley Mirror (May 1947) early settler, Peter Wapato, added grape vineyards to his orchard in 1881. Today, popular varietals grow in this north central Washington region surrounding Lake Chelan which has an application for AVA authorization in progress. According to the Washington Wine Commission, the area is currently home to 15 wineries. Wineries participating in the June 7 wine tasting are Balsamroot, Benson Vineyard, Chelan Estate, Lake Chelan Winery, Tsillan Cellars, Nefarious, KarMa Vineyards & Cave, Chelan Estate, Tildio, Tunnel Hill, Vin Du Lac, Wapato Point Cellars, and C.R. Sandidge.

About Wine Lecturer, Amy Mumma
(http://www.cwuce.org/wine-education/staff.asp)

Amy Mumma is founder and director of Central Washington University's World Wine Program. Mumma (http://www.cwuce.org/wine-education) has an MBA in the wine industry from the University of Bordeaux School of Business, a Diploma of Wine Tasting and Wine Studies form the Universite de Bourgogne in Dijon, France, and holds an advanced Certificate in Wine & Spirits from the Wine & Spirit Foundation in London. She was awarded the title "Professional Wine Woman" at the International Wine Women Awards in Paris. A frequent presenter and educator, she is host of the Wine Odyssey DVD educational series, an international wine judge, and a wine writer for Vineyard and Winery Management and L'Amateur Bordeaux, a consumer wine magazine.

About Vicci Martinez Band (http://www.viccimartinez.com/main.html)

Tacoma native, Vicci Martinez is an acoustic-based singer/songwriter with a passionate voice, profound lyrics and incendiary live performances. After the 2005 release of her fourth album, On My Way, Martinez has been touring non-stop, has appeared at the Triple Door in Seattle, and opened for Sting and Annie Lennox concerts.

About Lake Chelan (http://www.lakechelan.com/ Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center, http://www.visitlakechelan.com/ Lake Chelan Tourism Promotion Group)

Nestled in the North Cascades National Forest, Chelan Valley encompasses the communities of Chelan and Manson, and remote Stehekin on the pristine, 55-mile, glacier-fed Lake Chelan. Lake Chelan is a narrow, deep lake that cuts through mountains and is capped at the end by 7,000-foot, snow-capped peaks. Apple orchards and vineyards surround the area, and there is an abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities. The town of Chelan sports upscale boutiques, gift stores, restaurants and shops that line a pedestrian-friendly shopping district. Through the center of town is Riverwalk Park with its paved tree-lined trails along the Chelan River.

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CONTACT: Kris Nolen of Campbell's Resort, +1-509-682-2561, ext. 689,
kris@campbellsresort.com; or Denise Gaffney Neu, mobile, +1-206-790-0907,
denise@neuideasgroup.com, for Campbell's Resort

Web site: http://www.campbellsresort.com/
http://www.lakechelanwinevalley.com/
http://www.cwuce.org/wine-education
http://www.lakechelan.com/
http://www.visitlakechelan.com/

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