New Cape County Airbnb in the treetops

Twisted Sassafras Treehouse, a new Airbnb at 3658 County Road 318 in Cape Girardeau County, not far from Notre Dame Regional High School, opened June 23.

Kelly High School and 1994 Southeast Missouri State University graduate Craig Heisserer lives nearby and is co-proprietor along with this wife, Leopold native Martina Heisserer.

The name of the business is derived from a four-poster bed Craig made four years ago from a sassafras tree with corkscrew twists in its branches.

"It is a massive bed with really high posts which won't fit in a normal size house, so I've had it in storage all this time," he said.

"When we got the idea to build a treehouse, it seemed a great place to put the bed, and the name just naturally came."

Bookings are being accepted for the newly-opened Twisted Sassafras Treehouse in Cape Girardeau County, not far from Notre Dame Regional High School. The name of the Airbnb is taken from a large four-posted bed made by co-proprietor and owner Craig Heisserer.Submitted

Bookings are being accepted for the newly-opened Twisted Sassafras Treehouse in Cape Girardeau County, not far from Notre Dame Regional High School. The name of the Airbnb is taken from a large four-posted bed made by co-proprietor and owner Craig Heisserer.Submitted

Craig Heisserer, who works as a State Farm insurance agent in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, said the treehouse's quarters are in an open space L-shape arrangement ideally suited for a couple seeking a getaway, although more people can be accommodated.

"We did a giveaway on Facebook Live and we were told 85,000 people had viewed it so far and we're getting bookings from St. Louis and from Indiana and Illinois to date," he said, adding what he sees as the uniqueness of their Airbnb.

"It's a peaceful place when you're up there in the treetops. As the sun sets across the pond, you get this really soft light that kind of fills the deck up without battling an afternoon sun. It really is very peaceful. There's often a breeze. It's a very calm place to unwind or untwist, if you will," he added.

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