to add another ice rink, which may spur the need for more resort lodging options. During the summer, the resort is hopping with tourists, weddings, conventions and those who enjoy the resort’s three golf courses and Pelican Lake. Whitebirch Inc. was the first to offer campsite ownership, timeshares and condominiums. A most recent project is the Whitebirch Village, consisting of 52 new townhomes for what Spizzo calls “active adults.” Forty houses are built and occupied, with a dozen more planned to be done by spring. Situated on Whitebirch Golf Course near Antler’s Restaurant, the community is perfect for those looking to downsize and perhaps trade in their lakefront property for one-floor living and no need to do chores like lawn mowing and snow shoveling. During all the years of change and improvements, Spizzo remains especially proud of his staff.
“We now have the third generation of employees whose grandparents worked for us,” he said. “That is a warm feeling when I see kids who are here now and their grandmother or grandfather worked for us.” Breezy Point Resort also has managers who have been employed there for more than 30 years, including Dave Gravdahl, who started as a golf caddy more than 60 years ago and has been general manager for 40 years; and Joyce Bzoskie, president of Whitebirch Inc., the resort’s parent company that was formed to market and develop land around the resort, for 35 years. And the resort has long employed Spizzo’s successor - his son, David, who started working at the resort marina years ago and is now assistant general manager as well as vice president of Whitebirch Inc. “I couldn’t have found a better person,” Bob Spizzo said. “He’s been with me since we picked up cans Sunday mornings after the parties.”
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