Hard knocks at a resort's door (Konocti Harbor Resort in Lake County, California)

[XemaSab]

Reporting from Kelseyville, Calif. - The line cooks had matching stickers pasted to their chef's jackets one Saturday night in mid-October, brave words for a bleak reality: "We are the future of Konocti."

Sad-eyed housekeepers clutched instructions on how to apply for unemployment benefits and compared notes in soft Spanish about job prospects here in hard-knock Lake County: "Muy dificil."

But leave it to the country music singer to get to the painful heart of the matter during what he called the possible "last concert ever" at Konocti Harbor Resort and Spa -- tony Northern California's rare blue-collar playground, which is set to close Tuesday.

"You guys are proof that no matter where you are, you can find some two-fisted, beer-drinking, biscuit-eating rednecks!" shouted Jay DeMarcus, bass player for Rascal Flatts, as the Konocti crowd roared in response. "What we should do is pack all these people up, put them on the bus and take them back to Nashville with us."

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-resort8-2009nov08,0,1235961.story

[depakid]

1. That's a really cool venue- a bit out of the way

I didn't realize that clear lake was thought to be the oldest in North America. Makes sense when you think about the geology.

I wish them luck in keeping the place open.

[tularetom]

2. You can't get there from here

Because it's so far off the main roads, it's a bitch to get to Lake County from anywhere.

[depakid]

3. Think that's out of the way- try the Gorge

Of course, they're not trying to do nearly so much with this place.

[XemaSab]

4. From where I'm sitting

Highway 20 is a major artery. :D

[Arugula Latte]

5. Ooh, sad. My parents took us there a few times when we were kids.

:(
I have very fond memories of this place...
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