Sun valley gardens

Sun Valley Gardens (SVG) was a nudist club in Fonthill, Ontario, Canada (the Niagara Falls area) that existed from 1954-1982. It had a significant impact on Ontario’s nudist/naturist scene. Almost every existing club in Southern Ontario (and a few that have since closed) in some way owe their existence to former members of SVG. The reason that so many left to start their own club is that the owner, Karl Ruehle, was known as a particularly autocratic and tight-fisted individual. [cite journal|author=Woycke, J.|title=Au Naturel — The History of Nudism in Canada|date=2003|journal=Federation of Canadian Naturists|ISBN=0-9682332-3-6]

External links

* [http://www.bareoaks.ca/Bare-Oaks/Sun_Valley_Gardens.html Pictures of what is left of Sun Valley Gardens and some history.]
* [http://www.fcn.ca/history.html Brief Canadian history of naturism]
* [http://cheef.com/buffaloskin/Living_It_/In_the_beginning___/in_the_beginning___.html One person's account and pictures of their visit to Sun Valley Gardens.]
* [http://www.canuxploitation.com/review/havefigure.html Review of "Have Figure Will Travel", a movie filmed partially at Sun Valley Garden that lists Karl Ruehle as an advisor.]

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