Palmquist Farm

Kathy, the neighbor lady, and I have been making real wreaths and other natural balsam decorations for the cabins and lodges. Each cabin will have one on its door all decked out with real pinecones and big red bows. One 6 foot wreath will go on the White Pine Inn and another on the red barn. These will be lit up with Christmas tree lights. Outside lights and garlands with red bows will go up this weekend. After that, I’ll start in on the 5 or 6 live Christmas trees that we put up around The Farm. We will get the trees and decorate them next week. This picture of a Christmas tree shows some of our antique straw ornaments.

The 3 inches of snow we have right now make things feel Christmassy. I can’t believe it’s that time of year again. The time goes so fast, but I’m happy to start the season because it means seeing many of our regular guests that have been coming for years.

We still have some openings over the Christmas holiday and between Christmas and New Years. There is one suite in the White Pine Inn and 3 rooms in the Farmhouse open over New Years weekend. We will be celebrating the New Year with our traditional Finnish Polka dance and bonfire. Pictured below are Helen and Jim Palmquist, owners of The Farm, dancing at the New Years Party. The next picture is our New Years bonfire.