CIRCLE OF PINES, Minn. — A Wisconsin man was charged with sexual misbehavior on a complaint that he fondled a 14-year-old girl at a nudist club. The charge against Steven Wicklund, 66, could mean 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine. The incident, the complaint alleged, was in a clubroom at the Oakwood Club. The girl had been taken to the resort by her grandparents, who considered Wicklund a family friend. Anoka County sheriff’s investigators said they found sexual text messages from Wicklund on the girl’s cell phone. The text messages asked for explicit photos.
Oakwood Club profile
The Oakwood Club promotes itself as a “family-friendly” nudist resort. The club features mostly outdoor music, picnicking and horsehoes, pickleball and other activities for sun-worshippers. The club was founded in 1942 on Grey Cloud Island northof Hastings in the Mississippi River. Its permanent home now, near Circle of Pines, 20 miles north of St. Paul, is 40 heavily wooded acres. The club was the first of its kind in Minnesota and one of the first in the United States.