Our third annual Turkey Trot 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk is coming up on Saturday, November 30. Join us for a fun fitness event as we run or walk off those extra Thanksgiving calories. There will be medals for top winners of the 5K and 1 Mile Run/Walk per age category and prizes for best dressed Thanksgiving or Fall themed costumes.
Race entry fee? None, so please bring a food or pantry donation for St Mary’s Food Bank.
Check-in begins at 8:30 AM at the Lakes Clubhouse. Drop off food donation and pick up run bib. The 5k run starts at 8:50 AM and the 1 mile fun run/walk starts at 9:00 AM
Michelle Branton
Lakes Activities Committee
The Lakes Activities Committee will hold the annual Light Up The Lakes house lighting contest again this holiday season. Let's light up our beautiful neighborhood and bring on the holiday cheer! Start planning now to decorate your house.
Decorate your house from the front, from the lake, or both, but be sure to have it lit up and ready for viewing by the Committee on December 13 starting at 6 PM. There's no need to enter or register for the contest. The Committee will be driving and boating to take pictures of all the decorated houses in The Lakes. The photos will be posted on our Facebook page and in the Clubhouse for voting.
The contest will run from December 17 through January 2, 2025 and you can vote on FB, or at the Clubhouse. There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and some honorable mentions, too.
Everyone can participate in one way or another either by displaying your holiday lights or by voting for your favorite display. All you need to do is follow and like on our Facebook page “The Lakes Life” and be a part of The Lakes holiday magic! You can also vote at the Beach and Tennis Club. More details to follow on our Facebook page and website.
Lakes residents are invited to attend the Lakes Book Club on Thursday, November 21 at 7 PM. We will be meeting upstairs at the Lakes Clubhouse. All are welcome to attend the discussion even if you have not read the book.
Charlotte Whitney will lead a discussion of The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger. This is much more than a murder mystery. This is the story of how we mend from unthinkable trauma, and a story of community with a deep reverence for setting. In post WW2 Minnesota, the story begins with a death. Possibly a suicide, possibly a murder. The story is about the living whose lives were touched by the deceased. It is a story about the effect of war on individuals.
The full Book Club schedule and contact information is on the Clubs page.