{"id":2931,"date":"2024-06-05T11:25:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/?p=2931"},"modified":"2024-08-07T14:18:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T14:18:16","slug":"bergamo-campground-opens-in-solway-mn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/bergamo-campground-opens-in-solway-mn\/","title":{"rendered":"Bergamo Campground Opens in Solway, MN"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Dale and Patti Thormodsgard recently opened Bergamo Campground, located at 15661 Tom Jefferson Drive NW in Solway, turning their dreams into reality. Charley Gilbert \/ Bemidji Pioneer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Dale and Patti Thormodsgard recently opened Bergamo Campground, located at 15661 Tom Jefferson Drive NW in Solway, and are ready to host campers and events this summer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bergamo campground has been a project in the making and a lifelong dream for Dale and Patti Thormodsgard.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is in this,\u201d Patti emphasized. \u201cThey say don’t put all your eggs in one basket, but guess what? This is a dream that needed to happen.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The campground officially opened on May 1, hosting seasonal and temporary campers with several more construction projects still in development.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Featuring 232 acres and 49 campsites, the campground is surrounded by a natural landscape to host relaxing activities and fun events for the community.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe fell in love with this property,\u201d Patti said with a smile. \u201cIt just seemed like everything was just falling into place. There was a reason we were called to come here.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, we got to see a pair of deer born right outside the window yesterday,\u201d Dale chimed in, gesturing toward the woods.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The property will have several functions, including hosting campers, events, weddings and concerts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur primary goal is to have seasonal campers and build long-term relationships with those folks,\u201d Dale said. \u201cBut we will always accommodate the folks on the road if they need to stay the night. Even for the seasonal people, if they have friends or family that want to come camp in the same campground that they’re in, we always want to have some spaces for them to be able to do that.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Each campsite is 60 feet wide and 100 feet deep with 50\/30\/20 amp metered electricity, septic and water available. Additional features in development are a sports complex, bathhouse, laundry facility, 15-acre pond, wedding venue and other additional sites.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While trying to decide a name for their campground, the Thormodsgards settled on Bergamo, pronounced Bear-ga-moe, in honor of Italian explorer Giacomo Beltrami and its connection to their familial ties.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Beltrami, who Beltrami County is named after, was born and raised in Bergamo, Italy. Patti\u2019s family on her father\u2019s side comes from that same Italian town.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have family in Bergamo to this day,\u201d Patti shared. \u201cSo the name just means so much to us, you know? And this project means so much more since we\u2019ve put all of our heart into it. We have everything in this. You know, there’s no plan B.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bergamo\u2019s slogan \u201cGet your mind right\u201d comes from the couple\u2019s passion to provide a balance of relaxing activities and fun events for their seasonal campground residents and the surrounding community.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMan, there are so many things to do,\u201d Dale added. \u201cThere are endless possibilities and fun summer activities for this place. We can\u2019t wait to make all of these dreams a reality for us and the people that will come make memories here with us.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Parking will be available at Bergamo campground for JD\u2019s Outpost Rodeo set for June 21-22, with shuttles available to pick people up from the campground and bring them to the rodeo location.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Solway Bible Chapel will hold its second annual Proclaim Summer Concert on Aug. 31 at Bergamo. The event is free and open to the community. For more information or to support the event, visit solwaybiblechapel.org\/proclaim.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe provide electricity for food trucks and vendor booths,\u201d Dale said in reference to Proclaim. \u201cWe provide the infrastructure for the venue and want this place to be filled with people. We want to host more events and have a lot of future plans for our community and our campers.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dale and Patti are eager to host more campers and events as they continue to expand their operation into a relaxing, fun and community-centered space.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn today’s environment, it seems like there’s so much division,\u201d Dale left off. \u201cWe’re trying to get more hugging and less fighting. That’s part of the reason why we\u2019ve built this, to bring people together and make our community stronger.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, visit bergamo-camp.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a> or call (218) 467-3529.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dale and Patti Thormodsgard recently opened Bergamo Campground, located at 15661 Tom Jefferson Drive NW in Solway, and are ready to host campers and events this summer. Bergamo campground has been a project in the making and a lifelong dream for Dale and Patti Thormodsgard. \u201cEverything is in this,\u201d Patti emphasized. \u201cThey say don’t put all your eggs in one basket, but guess what? This is a dream that needed to happen.\u201d The campground officially opened on May 1, hosting seasonal and temporary campers with several more construction projects still…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23],"tags":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2931"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2931"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2934,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2931\/revisions\/2934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}