Press Release

Shawnee’s Determination is Similar to “Rocky”

Shawnee on Delaware, PA – The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort hosted an invitational event to show off the renovations and "new" layout. The event took place on Tuesday, May 30. The 170 attendees consisted of local business, state officials, judges, attorneys, bankers and local residents. Even though the Inn was only closed for 5 days after the previous flood (April 2005), the Inn continued to do additional renovations throughout the last year on other areas of the Inn that were not effected by the flood.

The affair started at 5pm and it was set up as a self-guided progressive cocktail and dinner party. Upon arrival, guests received an itinerary with the different areas of the Inn to stop in. The locations were accompanied by delicious fare created by resort Executive Chef, Carl Davis, and also some specialties from the well-known Sam Snead’s Tavern. Themed cocktail bars and exceptional entertainment was also designated throughout the tour.

A year after the flood, Rob Howell, Director of Sales, states that “the road to reconstruction has been successful and it is exciting to share these changes with the community that has been so supportive of us.” As people strolled through the Inn’s 14,000 square feet of renovated meeting and event space, they also got a chance to see a Power Point of before and after photos of flood damage and renovations. The Palmer Room was set up with state of the art Video Conferencing. Added stops on the tour were sleeping rooms, fitness center, business center, expanded golf shop, indoor pool and approach course. Most guests took a drive on the new electric golf carts to Shawnee Island to the rejuvenated course, which was also affected by the floods.

The evening ended with speeches from the Kirkwood Family. Mr. Kirkwood shared that they “have learned from the flood experience - advanced waterproof dens glass (similar to drywall) have been installed in the ground floor. These walls have already been put to the test because they survived the flood of April 2005”. Other engineering techniques that have been implemented were to house generators and network computers permanently on the second level of the Inn. Bob Uguccioni, PMVB President, spoke and remarked that Shawnee has been very clever in the reconstruction and efforts to prepare for future flooding. He even went on to compare the resort to “Rocky” the movie. The Inn is nestled in a 100-year flood plain so if Mother Nature holds her word, the resort should be free of any floods for the next 200 years to come but they are taking the precautious steps in the event of.