They met while restoring lighthouses after finishing graduate degrees at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. They married in 2013 and have lived on the 100-acre plot of forest since 2020.

Over the years, it had different names like Spanos then Crete Family Fun Center. It then was abandoned. Until these three friends came along, saw the for sale sign, and got a crazy idea.

Friends join together to fix up long-abandoned family fun spot in the suburbs by: Erin McElroy Posted: Jun 4, 2025 / 04:56 PM CDT Updated: Jun 4, 2025 / 08:26 PM CDT CRETE, Ill.

Over the years, it had different names like Spanos then Crete Family Fun Center. It then was abandoned. Until these three friends came along, saw the for sale sign, and got a crazy idea.