On most days after work, Brandon Borischak can be found doing one of two things: tinkering withroad and wonder why he “has a few of them” on his property.
In short, Borischak looks exactly like someone an urban writer would assume is a guy who loves animals and likes to tinker with cars but with few ambitions or abilities to be much more. “Turns out my daughter Libby and I have had Brandon as our massage therapist several times over the years,” said the renowned former executive officer in former Gov. Ed Rendell’s Department of Agriculture, who now runs her own government affairs firm and is a frequent guest at the resort and spa.
He is still tinkering with cars, but he is a tinker with purpose: He rebuilds them for burnout competitions — car shows that are really fundraisers for the local fire companies. His days, though, are spent at the award-winning luxury spa that has a large, hot whirlpool filled with mineral salts to heal aches and pains, a refreshingly cool mineral plunge, a hot, fragrant eucalyptus steam room, deluge showers, and chilled washcloths in which guests indulge before and after one of his massages.
“I honestly cannot think of a better way to connect with the gifts rural life has lying right in front of us. It is part of why we live a rural life, the sound of the springs, foraging for food, taking time for a hot or cold tea, depending on the season, to regroup,” Baker said.