Mark Rotering was on the lookout for a campground to buy and operate.  He didn't know the choice would become Lakeview Campground.

The campground is situated with Barr Lake in Fulton County at 7781 E 300 N.  Rotering said a deal to buy another property didn't work out.  With more searching, he came across Lakeview Campground.

Rotering once managed the Jellystone Campground at Plymouth.  He said owning and operating his own property was always in the plans even when he left the business for a few years.

Rotoring along with his wife, Heidi, and their children purchased the campground from Jim and Roberta Bever and family who owned the campground for 35 years.

Heidi works at Woodlawn Hospital in Rochester.

Rot3ring says the current economy may keep immediate changes fairly small.

Rotering says he wants to spread word of the campground beyond just the knowledge of nearby customers.