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Today I am interviewing the owners of a Michigan family campground established in 1974. Since then, it has doubled in size and serves as a base camp for a plethora of activities in the region.
Dave and Jill Cordray are the owners of White River RV Park and Campground near Montague and Whitehall, Michigan.
The 300-site campground is situated on 300 acres of property along the White River and Sand Creek, which means there are a lot of wide-open spaces to explore. Nor do visitors have to worry about being fingertip-to-fingertip with their neighbors.
In fact, Dave said new visitors often ask whether the campground is a state park facility because of the size of the campsites and the vast number of trees growing throughout the property.
The campground hires between six and 10 Workamping couples every year to check-in guests, clean up campsites and do security patrols, as well as maintain restrooms and shower facilities. Some Workampers operate the campground’s honey wagon for guests staying in the older, eastern section of the property.
The campground recently opened a new larger retail store, and Workampers are involved in running it, too.
Jill and Dave also own the nearby Happy Mohawk Canoe Livery, which rents canoes, kayaks, tubes and rafts for people to use while floating down the river.
After talking with Dave and Jill, White River RV Park and Campground sounds like it would be a fun place to spend a summer in a lovely natural environment.
The seasonal jobs begin May 1st and continue through Oct. 15th. Although the Cordrays prefer to hire couples, solos can apply.
What makes White River Campground such a unique Workamping experience is that the Cordrays do not require a set number of hours per week in exchange for a free RV site. The couple offers a flexible compensation plan that can be structured to meet the needs of individual Workampers.
For example, some receive a free RV site with electricity and a stipend of propane while others pay a minimum monthly fee. Some Workampers receive an hourly wage while others are salaried employees.
During the interview process, Dave and Jill will talk to applicants and come up with a compensation plan equitable for the campground and which also meets the needs of their Workampers.
Best of all, the job offers flexible scheduling to ensure Workampers have time off to explore the area.
Dave and Jill are looking for self-starters who are willing to take the initiative to jump in and do whatever needs to be done.
During their off time, Workampers can go fishing or boating, either on Lake Michigan or one of the nearby lakes. Silver Lake Sand Dunes is about half an hour away, and there are a number of farmer’s markets in the area.
Michigan Adventure, the only amusement park in the state, is only 15 minutes away. Chicago is three hours away. The campground is situated between Muskegon and Ludington, both of which offer ferry services to Wisconsin.
For more information about the campground, people can visit www.whiterivercampground.com. To apply, Workampers can email a resume to [email protected].
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That’s all for this week’s show. We will have another fun interview on the next episode of The Workamper Show. Thanks for listening! If you like this show, please consider leaving a review wherever you download the episodes.
