The Danish Windmill Annual Membership Meeting will take place at 7 pm on February 8, 2021 at the Elk Horn Town Hall. The meeting was rescheduled due to the heavy snowfall on the originally scheduled date. Please adhere to CDC guidelines by wearing a mask and social distancing. If you have any questions, please call
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Notice of Annual Meeting of Members
The annual meeting of the Danish Mill Corporation (Danish Windmill) will be held on Monday, January 25, 2021 at 7:00 pm at the Elk Horn Town Hall. Snow date will be two weeks later on February 8, 2021 at the same time and location. The agenda will include an overview of 2020, presentation of the
Happy New Year!
“Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but look what they can do when they stick together.” -Vista M. Kelly
Let’s go out with a bang! There’s still time to make a 2020 tax-deductible gift to the Danish Windmill.
Take a few minutes now to make your tax-deductible gift to the Danish Windmill! Dear Friends, It has been a crazy year! We wish you and yours the very best for a happy, healthy new year in 2021. We missed seeing your smiling faces and look forward to having you visit our uncrowded, peaceful village
Glædelig Jul og Godt Nytår!
Best wishes for a happy Christmas! Tomorrow is Christmas Eve! Be sure to put out a bowl of porridge with butter (Risengrød) to show respect and keep the nisse in good spirits! Check out the recipe below– Holiday Hours for the Danish Windmill Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24 | Open 10 am–3 pm Christmas Day,
Shop the Danish Windmill at Christkindlmarket Des Moines
The Danish Windmill will be participating in the Christkindlmarket Des Moines again this year but in a different format. Last year we enjoyed working out of our own little European hut for three fun days but due to the pandemic, the Des Moines European Heritage Association’s Christkindlmarket is taking on a new twist. Shop the
Calling all Chairs, Quilts, Gift Baskets and Baked Goods for the 2020 Danish Windmill Chair-ity Auction!
The Danish Windmill is inviting donations of fun-themed chairs, quilts, gift baskets and baked goods for its 11th Annual Chair-ity Auction. This year the auction will be virtual to protect the health and safety of our loyal supporters due to COVID-19. Funds raised will go toward the Windmill’s new security system and fire suppression equipment.
11th Annual Chair-ity Auction & Drive-thru Frikadeller Meal will be during Julefest!
Due to COVID this year’s Danish Windmill Chair-ity Auction and dinner gala will have a new twist! The auction will be held online and dinner will be an authentic Danish frikadeller meal-to-go during Julefest! Funds raised will go toward the Windmill’s new security system and fire suppression equipment. Online Auction | 11 am November 1
Our 2020 Christmas Catalog is Here!
‘Tis the season to take comfort in simple pleasures like hanging paper cones, baking Christmas cookies, making Advent calendars and decorating the Christmas tree. The Windmill’s Christmas catalog is a “hygge-inspired” collection which represents the genuine coziness and hygge of the Danish Christmas time, just as we know it, so you can create it in
Danish Windmill to Re-open on Tuesday, May 26
The Danish Windmill will be re-opening on Tuesday, May 26. We will offer curbside pick-up of purchases made online or by phone. We ask that you are respectful of us and your fellow shoppers/visitors by maintaining social distance, wearing masks, touching products minimally and if you are not feeling well, please stay home. Thank you
