2024 March Fair Hills Newsletter
Did you know the first day of spring is in March? Usually our first day of spring weather is in May, but not this year! Spring arrived at a “normal” time (for awhile anyhow!)
By March 20th, all snow had disappeared, the ice left, the ground saw a good thaw, and therefore spring had arrived! Local golf courses opened on the days when the temps got into the 50’s. Now Wildflower should have an early year as we are planning on an early April opening date.
Perhaps it was just fool’s spring because as soon as winter disappeared, we got a snow storm! We woke up to an inch of snow on Friday, March 22nd. Nothing like winter weather coming exactly after the “first day of spring!” Schools were closed Monday & Tuesday, March 25th & 26th as we got 5+ inches and it blew everywhere. Some lakes in the area even re-froze completely! It’s something rarely seen – ice off and then ice right back on! This is the most winter we’ve had all season, right on the heels of a real spring. However, as we don’t have piles of snow everywhere and the ground isn’t frozen solid, this all should melt quickly and spring can return in earnest.
The Ice is off- Winners Announced
You may have thought we asked about Ice Off early this year, and while we did, it’s a good thing we did. The Ice is Off!
Pelican Lake March 16th
Lake Five March 18th
While no one guessed these exact dates, we have the next closest dates as our winners! (Next closes future dates only, as once your date has passed, you’re out!)
Congratulations to our Winners!
Pelican Lake Nancy Grabowski
Lake Five Geoff Maruyama
We will have a swag bag for you this summer!
Thank you to all who guessed. We are thrilled the ice is off as hopefully it will mean a warm lake sooner this summer! While the temps have dropped again ice is re-forming each night along the edges of the lakes, but it disappears during the day, so the ice remains officially off. Below see ice on, ice off, ice sort of back on Pelican and below that, Lake Five.
Speaking of Winners… You Did It!
Thank you for voting! We are so honored to be named in the Top 10 Best All-Inclusive Family Resort by Newsweek – We got #2!!! Not only did a panel of experts consider us worthy of nomination, but you, our loyal guests, consider us worthy of winning! Thank you to everyone who voted! Below is the official article announcement. We are thankful for the nomination and the win.
More “Winners”… Bowling Lowest Score Champions!
Congratulations to the Fair Hills Lane 7 Team for the lowest score in the annual Detroit Lakes Lions Club Bowling Blast. In case you don’t know, you DON’T want the lowest score in bowling. Unlike golf, you want the highest score. So yes, we lost but won a trophy for our terrible-ness! Glady, Tanner, Gretchen & Caitlin were the biggest losers! Fair Hills Lane 8 team of Liz, Evan, Alex & Ryan did better, but were not the big winners of the night. We had a blast and love to support our local clubs like the Lions.
The 2024 Team
The 2024 team is rounding out nicely. We are super pumped for the returners, new employees and all the fun things we have in store. While we have filled many positions, we still have openings. Full Time, Part Time, Flexible Scheduling, Live On-Site – we have options. Come have fun with us this summer!
Summer 2024 Vacations
We hope to see you this summer. If you haven’t yet made reservations, there are still plenty of ways to stay with us this summer. Check out our 2024 Packages!
Online Bookings & Payments
Our online booking engine and payment system is up and running! Have you checked it out yet?
For our summer all inclusive vacation guests, booking over the phone, or re-booking when you check out in the summer, is still the best bet. What you can use our online system for is your payments. If you like to pay with a credit card, you can login to the system and pay your deposit or final balance.
Booking Online
The online booking engine is great to check availability and make single cabin reservations. Please jump on to check current rates, available cabins and to book at stay at either Fair Hills or Five Lakes!
Paying Online
If you have a current reservation, you can pay your deposit or final balance online with a credit card. Here are the steps to pay online. You will need your reservation number handy.
Click here to access our online booking website.
Click My Reservations in the upper right corner.
Type in your reservation # and last name on the reservation when prompted.
Review the details of your reservation – let us know if anything is incorrect.
Click Pay Now.
Type in the amount you wish to pay, for example, full balance due. Type in your credit card details and click pay now.
We will send you a confirmation within a day of receiving your payment (or 2-3 days if you pay over the weekend.)
If you already have a credit card on file, you can also email us to process any payments to that card.
Thank you for reading and being a part of the Fair Hills Family. We wish you a happy spring- our 2nd favorite season because it means Summer is right around the corner!
Happy Easter!
