Life for Shea Petaja felt like a slow-moving car crash; the tragedy nearly broke her. Until one night at a comedy club changed everything. I had a quarter-life crisis before it was a trend.

One of the better turns in the millennial hipster movement has been the reclamation of derelict motor lodges. Motel Bear Lake (formerly Bella Vista Inn), purchased and retrofitted in 2023 by Marta ...