Bear Paw Outdoor Adventure Resort is one of the places unexpectedly hit by the tornado in White Lake.

The twister tore down cabins and threw debris, cars and trees all over the resort, but today, the place is starting to look a little better.

"It's coming along very well," says resort co-owner Shirlee Roche.

Volunteers, including boys from the Rawhide organization, kayakers and White Lake residents, have been coming out in groves to help clean up and clear out.

And because the resort's owners felt that so much progress had been made, they brought a special friend back to visit - Starbuck, the company dog.

"This is his first time on the property since the tornado," Roche says. "He was a little shocked when he got out of the car. He knew he was at the right place. He just didn't understand what he was seeing."

That's likely because there's still a lot of work to be done.

"We're trying to close up the old Bear Paw so we can start a new thing," Roche says. "Until we can get all of that and get a breather in and see what our next step will be, it's just a day-by-day for us right now."

She says they're still in the process of contacting all their clients and refunding them their money.

They were booked for the summer, but Roche says she has high expectations of rebuilding in the future.

She watched her parents rebuild their home after losing everything in a Stoughton tornado two years ago.

Roche and her co-owner, Jamie Peters, are taking a trip to California for a few days next week.

They hope to talk about whether they'll rebuild then.