Gay resort in eureka springs arkansas

By Barrett White

The land where Eureka Springs, Arkansas, sits is Osage land. Though the Osage people protected their land from neighboring tribes, they allowed people from any tribe—hostile neighbors or not—to bring their ill onto the country to visit the instinctive springs, believed to contain healing properties. This historic, benevolent gesture of goodwill is well-remembered in present-day Eureka Springs. Just request locals David and Ethan Avanzino, who jointly sprint the Wanderoo Lodge—an LGBTQ-owned and -operated outdoor adventure lodge in the heart of Eureka Springs.

“I transitioned in in corporate America,” says Ethan. At the time, he was living in Dallas, Texas, and working a corporate position with a company that affirmed his identity. “When the Texas ‘bathroom bill’ came out, I knew that I was privileged, white, middle class, and accepted by all the people in my circle, and I realized this fight was something I could dedicate time to. I asked men [who supported the bill] if they realized that I would be in the bathroom with their wives, should the bill be passed. For some of the