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Washingtonpost.com: Style Live: Travel Related Items • Accompanying travel tips in • Current weather and seasonal averages for locations in • News, Internet resources and more on our • Previous Poco Loco By Carol Sottili Special to The Washington Post Wednesday, June 24, 1998; Page D09 A visitor to the Woodloch Pines resort in the Poconos takes the plunge. (Woodloch Pines) My brother, looking a little pudgier than I remembered, pushed his chair back from the dining room table and said, 'I don't know if I can take this much longer.' We had just finished our seventh huge meal in less than 48 hours: eggs, oatmeal, fruit, waffles, bacon, sausage.

And then soup, salad, chicken, cheeseburgers, brownies a la mode. And then more soup, more salad, five different kinds of homemade bread, shrimp cocktail, penne a la vodka, fried shrimp, prime rib, baked fish, ice cream cake Mac Software On Linux Ubuntu here. ... Oh God, no more, take it away. We had become gluttons. Complaining all the while, we kept on eating -- and eating fast, to boot, because the daily activities sheet, crammed with stuff to do, was staring at us. And our kids were chomping at the bit to take part in every single contest, event, ride and activity that was offered. This included: horse-drawn hayrides at 10, Go Karts open at 10, bumper cars at 10, rifle range open at 10, petting zoo at 10:30, scavenger hunt at 10:30, the movie 'Buddy' showing at 10:30, Scrabble at 10:30, children's arts and crafts at 10:30 -- and that was just the morning lineup.

There were whiffleball contests, mini-golf, boccie, shuffleboard, horseshoes, wallyball, skeet shooting, basketball and lawn darts, and 'Family Feud,' Trivial Pursuit and Twenty Questions contests. There was a climbing wall, pontoon boat rides, a swimming pool, paddle boats and kitchen tours. There were nightclub comedians, skits from Broadway shows, magic acts, karaoke and bingo. Steve, my 13-year-old, started to hyperventilate as he surveyed the sheet. 'How am I going to do all this?' He said, pulling at his hair. Well, it took 16 hours a day, but by the end of the third day, our kids had won a small suitcase full of gold medals, and we were all dog-tired and not quite ready to go home.

No, this was not a cruise ship. There was no ocean. There was no neon. This was Woodloch Pines, a resort on Lake Teedyuskung, near Hawley, Pa., where a lot of people named Vinnie, Marie, Danny and Margaret, from such places as Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens and North Jersey -- in other words, people I probably grew up with -- have been coming since 1958. I have to confess, I was not initially enthusiastic. I'm not a fan of the Poconos.

I don't like billboards, junked cars, paintball, fudge shops or road kill. Every two years, I go kicking and screaming with my husband's extended family to a 'resort' in the Poconos, which shall remain nameless, where black bears rummage through the garbage, the beds are older than I am and the food smells like the school cafeteria. But my family kept pushing Woodloch.

'So easy to get to.' 'Costs less than a cruise.' 'Cousins've been coming here since the early '60s.' I started to feel good about the place when we saw the first sign -- a professionally done, fancy gold-and-green wood-carved announcement, rather than the more common hand-painted plywood on a pole.

I felt really good when I walked into the main lobby and it didn't consist of a woman sitting behind a sliding window smoking a cigarette. There were nice furniture, a fine-looking front desk, smiling staff members scurrying to help. There were a pot of coffee and fresh-baked muffins. The Poconos was showing a side that I'd not seen.

So how had this place avoided the fate of so many family resorts in the Poconos and the Catskills that have fallen into disrepair as moneyed suburbanites took to real, ocean-going cruise ships -- and to Disney, and all-inclusive Caribbean resorts? John Kiesendahl, owner of the resort and the son of one of the two Long Island couples who started Woodloch 40 years ago, said the resort's success is the result of a simple formula: family pride, loyal customers and satisfied employees. 'I've been here since I've been 11 years old,' said Kiesendahl. 'It's our home as well as our business. This is where my sons grew up. We take great pride in Woodloch.

And everything we do, we put back into the business.' The resort started as a one-building summer boarding house that could take only 30 guests, and has expanded exponentially since then, especially in the past decade. It's now the largest employer in the county, with 750 local residents employed full- or part-time. With all 165 rooms and 50 guest homes filled to capacity, the complex holds about 800 guests on a sprawling 250 acres that includes two restaurants and lodging in everything from modest cabins to modern, multilevel buildings with hotel-style suites. In 1991, the resort invested $100 million in a 438-acre development about two miles away called Woodloch Springs, building a golf course, clubhouse and 402 expensive vacation homes.

The resort manages to charge top dollar, have an average 91 percent occupancy rate and rely almost exclusively on word-of-mouth for advertising. And, though many of the people seated around the dining room tables had their first kids before World War II, the clientele, especially on weekends and during the summer, is dominated by young families. (During the week, groups from retirement communities fill the rooms.) Kiesendahl said about 70 percent of Woodloch's customers are repeat visitors. Many who came as children are now coming as parents. Some who have been vacationing at Woodloch for decades say it has paid a price for the constant expansion, losing some of its personal touches, including staff members who know you by name.

My cousin, Russ, a Long Island ophthalmologist who has been coming to the resort for more than 30 years, first as a child and then with his wife and two children, says simply, 'It used to be homier.' But he keeps coming back because some things never change. 'It's very predictable,' he said. 'We know we are going to get good food, clean facilities, immaculate landscaping and good service. Everything is included in one price and the kids like it. You get what you're paying for.' It's been several days since we returned home, making do with a bowl of cereal for breakfast, a turkey sandwich and an apple for lunch and a potato-salad-entree dinner.

The activity level has dropped to the usual: work, driving the kids to practices, doing endless piles of laundry, mowing the lawn. Now I know why people keep going back.

A pontoon boat ride around the lake, followed by a meal with no dishes to wash and an evening of comedy and magic would really hit the spot right about now. Getting There: Woodloch Pines is a five-hour drive from the Washington area. Take I-270 north to U.S. 15 north to I-80 east to I-81 north to I-380 east to I-84 east. Get off at Exit 4 (Mt.

Turn left at the end of the exit ramp, go to the intersection and turn right onto Route 348. Take Route 348 to Route 590 east through Hawley. Turn right just beyond the Settlers Inn and follow the signs about eight miles to Woodloch Pines. Being There: If you hail from Virginia, your car will most likely be the only one sporting a license plate from south of the Mason-Dixon line. We did see one car from Maryland, but none from D.C.

Before booking, be sure that you are not allergic to New York accents (the vestiges of mine got thicker as the weekend progressed). Woodloch does mostly all-inclusive packages, and there's a wide range of prices: a two-night midweek package in the dead of winter can cost as little as $152 per adult, while a three-night Fourth of July weekend package can cost as much as $595 per adult.

Children's rates are heavily discounted. Some packages offer a choice of either two meals or three meals a day; both cost the same, but the two-meal plan offers meals at a separate restaurant, has more menu choices and extended dining hours. Almost every activity (except golf, snowmobiling and rounds at the rifle range) is included. Tips and alcohol are also extra. C Program For Arithmetic Coding Explained.

Woodloch also rents houses and villas at its Woodloch Springs community, about two miles from the resort. A two-bedroom villa that sleeps up to six rents for $390 per weekend in winter and early spring, $625 in late spring and fall, and $745 in summer. All daytime activities at the resort are included.

You can also rent a house with a meal plan. The resort is open year-round, except for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Details: Contact Woodloch Pines at 1-800-572-6658. We won't tell you about skiing, paintball and other nearby activities because you won't have time. © Copyright 1998 The Washington Post Company.