Community Involvement
Volunteer:
Habitat for Humanity
Relay for Life
Chamber of Commerce
Winter Wonderland
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Brainerd Arboretum
Sour Grapes
Special Touch Ministries
Mud Run |
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ABOUT US
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 In the Spring of 1994. Rick began looking at
land around the northern lakes areas for
property‘s. Diana knew exactly what she wanted
and had written down a short list of the ideal
property requirements.. One of them being that
the resort they buy must be small enough to run
themselves. Early in his search, Rick came upon
a little resort in the small town of Pillager,
MN. At that time there was only 4 cabins and 2
trailer homes on the property. He liked what he
saw and went home to share the news with Diana.
Hearing that Rick believed he had found a resort
that fit Diana’s wants, the couple set off to
Pillager, MN. Upon arriving at the property,
they parked atop of the great Shady Hollow Hill,
and stepped out of the car. Diana took one good
look around and said, “This is it.” The couple
became the proud owners of Shady Hollow Resort
in May of 1994.
The summer of 2011 marked their 18th year as
resort owners and Shady Hollow Resort continues
to be family run. Now with 8 Rental Cabins on
property, the Dodges have brought the resort a
long way from when they bought it. Over the
years, improvements as well as priceless
memories have been made and continue to bring
joy and light to the Dodge’s dream. Their
daughter Adrianne was married along the shore of
the resort on July 4th, 2001 to a wonderful man
she had met and grew to love over the course of
the many summers his family vacationed here from
Chicago, IL. Alex, her husband, and their three
children come visit from San Diego each year,
and Adrianne, her husband, and their three boys
live just minutes from the resort The boys look
forward to spending their summer days at Shady
Hollow. As they grow older they are more and
more helpful to their grandparents. When they
aren’t helping out, they are busy making their
own summer memories at Grandma & Grandpa‘s. One
of their favorites is seeing old friends that
come back to the resort each year, and making
new friends with those who are visiting for the
first time. Guests would all agree that the
kind, well mannered boys are a lovely addition
to all that Shady Hollow Resort has to offer.
About Sheila:
Whether you stay with us for a few days or a
week, you’ll probably notice this friendly face.
She’ll be cleaning cabins, working in the garden
area, running our weekly arts n’ crafts
activities with the kids or just chatting on the
beach. Her name is Sheila. A special education
teacher’s aid from September to June, she spends
her summer days helping our guest enjoy Shady
hollow Resort. At one time, Sheila, her husband
Rick and family of four boy vacationed here from
Chicago. After five years of vacations, growing
to love this place, the family pulled up stakes
in Illinois and headed north. Since the fall of
1999, they have been our neighbors, just around
the corner. Sheila’s family and the Shady Hollow
family become happily blended when our kids
married on the shores of Hardy Lake in July
2001. That blending has blessed both families in
many ways; but mostly with three wonderful
grandsons who often join us for summertime fun
here at the resort.
So if you see her pass by with a wagon full of
flowers and shovels, or driving the golf cart
full of cabin supplies, feel free to stop and
say Hi. She will cheerfully answer questions or
share information about our resort, the
surrounding area or help you with needs you
might have in your cabin.
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