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Retreat at Fair Hills Resort: An Oasis in Lakes Country

Written By Olivia Meline Located on the shores of Pelican Lake in Detroit Lakes, MN, Fair Hills Resort offers their guests a retreat that boasts modern luxury while bringing them back to simpler times. Opening their doors in 1906 and family-owned since 1926, this resort has been dedicated to creating a welcoming, comfortable and fun…

Top 10 Highlights of Summer 2018

This past summer gave us another round of exciting and entertaining memories from guests and staff alike. Here are 10 of our favorite stories of the summer: 1. 2018 was the year of staff weddings! We love when those Fair Hills romances turn into lifelong love. This summer, we had TWO staff “I do’s.” First,…

Relaxation Station

As summertime rolls around, I find that my mind wanders more and more…thinking about reading outside by the pool, wearing nothing but my swimsuit, a coverup and a nice sunhat and drinking an Arnold Palmer. Ooh, and grilling out. Man, my dad can cook a mean burger or steak. I drift away from responsibilities and listen to carefree,…

Getting Started

Hello, lovers of Fair Hills Resort! Welcome to our blog. Allow me to introduce myself… My name is Tanzi Propst and I am a senior photojournalism major at the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism. I will be graduating in May and moving up in the world, assuming all goes well. I enjoy photography, writing,…

Limerick Contest

We are going to have a limerick contest!!!! Winner gets 3 nights, 4 days at either cabin 8 or 9 at Five Lakes Resort, subject to availability between January 5 and March 5, 2010. Rules of the contest: It must contain something about skiing at Five Lakes It must be in standard limerick form- 5…

A lot of family and a little alone time – that’s a vacation!

Here’s another story from Niki Pappas, a guest who has been visiting Fair Hills for more than 10 years! Thanks to Niki for taking the time to talk to us and sending a fantastic picture! I was introduced to Fair Hills because my parents had a lake cottage on Pelican Lake, on Goslee Beach just…

Fair Hills Testimonial – Father-Daughter Getaway

We’ve been talking with folks about how they found Fair Hills, what they like about it and what brings ’em back year after year. We started with Larry Schultz who was so generous with his time and his permission to share his notes. We had hoped to add a photo – but after weeks of…

Fair Hills through the Generations

So we were talking, emailing really when Larry sent me a fun picture of Eric Johnson (below). Larry commented that Eric looks a lot like his son Sam (below). Then Larry gave be the whole scoop on the family: Eric Johnson came first to Fair Hills with his grandparents and parents, when he was a…

Briscoes on Vacation

Thanks to Kari for sending these fun pictures of the Briscoes 

Friday at Fair Hills

Friday is a little sad. The girls are already missing their new friends. But the kids carnival in the morning and beach day in the afternoon took the edge off. Really we just tried to soak up all of the sunshine we could. At night we enjoyed the family disco, which is really perfect for…

24270 Co. Hwy 20
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

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Whether you’re looking for a quiet getaway, an all-inclusive family vacation, a beautiful course for a round of golf, or an amazing event venue…

The Fair Hills Family of properties has something for everyone.

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