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News & Events
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2020 Iowa Tourism “Outstanding Marketing Collaboration” Award presented to Danish Villages
A collaborative project designed to raise brand awareness for the Danish Villages as a travel destination received the 2020 Iowa Tourism “Outstanding Marketing Collaboration” Award for a rural area at
8 Great Places to Eat in Elk Horn, Iowa
If you’re traveling across I-80 west of Des Moines, Iowa be sure to make Elk Horn your stop for grabbing a bite to eat. Or, if you’re looking to satisfy
