Fair Hills December ’24 Newsletter
Happy Holidays! We wish for you tons of family time and memories this season!
“Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful!”
Perhaps this song was written about Minnesota weather. Winter arrived in earnest and on some days, only our thoughts of the summer season kept us warm. We are snow covered, though not too much, and the lakes are frozen! The temperatures have varied with lovely days in the high 30’s to below zero days chilling us to the bone. Though whatever the weather is, we find delight in the sunshine, a warm fire or the reminder that this too will melt and bring about summer 2025!
The cold weather has brought beautiful sun dogs (remember we talked about these last year?), glistening ice and gorgeous skies. Check out these beautiful photos from Razvan! [Shameless plug, remember he is bookable for photo sessions anytime this summer!]
Spreading Holiday Cheer
Around Detroit Lakes
On Monday, December 2nd, we were honored to be a part of the Detroit Lakes Holiday Parade of Lights. One of over 40 floats, we had a blast handing out candy and holiday cheer down Main Street in Detroit Lakes. We decorated a golf cart with garland, lights and two ski ropes. Santa (Tanner), Pete (Razvan), Liz, Caitlin & Care were joined by a gaggle of kids (Mae, Etta & David Disse and Jack, Miles, Rory & Finn Norby) wearing light up light jackets to spread summer warmth and winter cheer. You can check out our float on our instagram post!
“Oh what fun it was to ride in a golf cart pulling kids!”
Lakeshore Update
If you look closely in the top drone photo of the lobby, you’ll notice a change to the shoreline. Due to the rising height of the lake over the past few years, the weather patterns and the immovable location of the lobby foundation, it was decided to install riprap in front of the lobby building. This installation will help protect the foundation of the lobby from erosion and will stabilize the beach directly in front of the lobby. While it changes the direct access to the water, we will still have the same docks out which allow easy access to the swimming area. The riprap also stops at the end of the Perch, so the main swimming beach is without rocks in front of the deck and westward. We look forward to the protection this installation will provide to the lobby and our beach going forward and we hope you all enjoy the benefits for years to come.
2025 Fair Hills Clothing Merchandise – Pre Sales begin in March!
We have big news – literally and figuratively. We just went shopping for our 2025 Fair Hills clothing line and we went a little crazy. We picked a lot of great designs and pieces. So here is the announcement…We will be getting our order in March and putting in online for pre-season sales! You can now get your Fair Hills merchandise before you arrive this summer.
Here are the details and some artwork sneak peaks!
- You can order starting in March and hold for pick-up when you arrive this summer. (Return restrictions apply.)
- We will ship your order to you right away, if you choose! Shipping fees apply.
- We now carry 3XL sizing in some designs!
- If we sell out (or are low) on a favorite design, we will order more before the summer begins.
- You can buy gift cards, last year’s apparel and souvenirs online right now!
- We will have Five Lakes apparel!
- No, we didn’t just buy blue clothing!
Watch for announcement in March when our 2025 apparel will be posted online!
Summer 2025
With the winter solstice behind us, daylight is now getting longer (hooray!) and summer will be upon us before we know it. We can’t wait to share the 99th Fair Hills season with you all. We hope you can join us for more fun, music and family memories on the beautiful shores of Pelican Lake!
Remember, you can check availability or make reservations online. You can also give us a call, as we love to hear from you. Or shoot us a quick email to get the ball rolling!
We are also still hiring for the 2025 team. If you, or a family or friend, has ever wanted to spend the whole summer at the lake, we want to be the place! Hiring for internships, summer jobs, instructors, you name it! Email us for the details!
