If I were to guess, the land for this project might be a large chunk of land -- all of it with a sandy-soil base -- just south of the Lake Arrowhead golf resort (that Jeff Brauer worked on in his youth...
) Just google "Lake Arrowhead WI" and go a little bit southwest; the land I'm thinking of is bordered by Highway 13 on the east side, 16th Avenue on the west, and south of Archer Avenue.
If I were a betting man, I'd guess nearly all of that land is or was once owned by the paper mills, as large mills exist (or did) in nearby Nekoosa, Port Edwards, and the giant Consolidated Papers complex in Wisc. Rapids. Some of it appears logged out, some of it still planted. As the paper mills in Wisconsin gear down their operations (
http://www.jsonline.com/business/paper-industry-digital-china-wisconsin-182612951.html), it wouldn't surprise me if the mills have decided to sell off some of their land holdings.
There is a ton of land up there, almost all of it completely unoccupied, just barren with little in the way of roads or infrastructure of any kind -- in essence, a pretty blank slate, which probably appeals to Mr. Keiser (given some of the issues he faced with the Bandon property). Some interesting terrain up there, as well. If I get some time later this summer, I might be able to swing up there and grab some pictures.
Can this fly? Like RJ, I'm a bit skeptical at this point. There aren't any views of the Pacific Ocean, or even Lake Michigan, from south of Wisc. Rapids.
For the life of me, I can't figure out where the 60-foot dunes alongside the Wisconsin River are.
There are a couple of big chunks of undeveloped land along the river just south of Rapids, but it's land very similar to where Bull's Eye (private) was built.