Santa is coming to Erickson Bros Saturday, Dec. 1 Noon-2pm and Saturday, Dec. 8 Noon-2pm

Santa will be stopping by Erickson Bros. Tree Farm again this year.  He will arrive on Saturday, Dec. 1 at noon and can stay til 2pm.  He is available in our photo booth for pictures with children of all ages!!  This is a busy time for him, but he will also be back on Saturday, Dec. 8 from noon-2pm.  We hope you can stop by and have your photo taken with Santa!

Opening Day - Friday, November 23, 2018!

Erickson Bros Tree Farm will be open for the 2018 season on Friday, November 23 at 9am.  We are looking forward to greeting our wonderful returning customers and meeting new families as well!  Our photo booths are great for family photos.  We hope Santa will make a stop again this year - watch this site for dates!

Our holiday hours are 9am to 6pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday from the day after Thanksgiving until Dec. 24.  Please note:  Precut trees only after dark.  We offer a variety of precut trees as well as cut your own trees in our fields.  Our staff will shake your tree and help to tie it onto your vehicle.

                                                  

After you've picked out your tree, stop inside for some complimentary hot cider or hot chocolate and gingersnaps.  Kids of all ages enjoy watching our 2 large model train layouts.  And of course there is our Train Search - children love the challenge of finding all the items on the train layout!

You will also find a great selection of wreaths and outdoor planters to decorate your home.  If you have a pot or planter you would like an arrangement for, you may contact Melissa at 651-503-3940 to discuss your request and arrange to meet.

                           Our sales room has a variety of gift items, ornaments and lights.  We look forward to seeing you soon!

Grape Harvest time at Erickson Bros Vineyard!!

It's time to pick those grapes!!

Yes, it's grape harvest time again at Erickson Bros Tree Farm and Vineyard. We will begin picking grapes on Friday, Sept. 7 and will be picking almost every weekend until the beginning of October.  We are always looking for volunteers to help with the harvest.  It's a great way to spend a morning or afternoon in the fall.  We will feed you lunch and send you home with a bottle of wine from Wild Mountain Winery, the local winery where our grapes go to be made into wine.  Here's what the daily picking schedule looks like:

9-11:30 - Picking grapes
11:30-12:30 - Lunch
12:30-3:30 - Picking grapes

We will be picking the following weekends:
Sept. 8 & 9
Sept. 15 & 16
Sept. 22 & 23
Sunday, Sept. 30
Oct. 6 & 7
Oct. 13 & 14 - if needed

We are also doing something special on Saturday, Sept. 15 - This will be our "Picking and Biking Saturday."

Here's the schedule for Saturday, Sept. 15
9-11:30 - Picking grapes
11:30-12:30 - Lunch
12:30 - 3:30 - Picking grapes
3:00-4:30 - Biking to Wild Mountain Winery - this is an 11 to 15 mile bike ride
4:30-6:00 - Wine and food

We will arrange a shuttle back to Erickson Bros from the Winery.

Here is a link to our address in Google Maps.  Copy and paste this into your browser to see where we are. 
https://goo.gl/maps/vDViDL6YpPx

We'd love to see you at our vineyard - please email us at mlpderickson@comcast.net if you are interested in helping.  We need to know how many people to plan on for lunch each weekend.
Thanks and hope to see you at the vineyard!

Hours for our last week before Christmas!

Monday, Dec. 18 to Thursday, Dec. 21 - 3pm-6pm

We will be open from 3:00pm to 6:00pm - Please note - precut trees only after 4:30pm (dark).

We have some excellent prices on our precut trees!  Check them out!

Friday, Dec. 22 and Saturday, Dec. 23 - 9am-6pm

We will be open from 9:00am to 6:00pm as usual.  Precut trees only after 4:30pm (dark).

Sunday, Dec. 24 - We will be closed for the season. 

Merry Christmas to all and thanks for another wonderful season!

Santa Returns to Erickson Bros Tree Farm this Saturday, Dec. 2 from 1pm-3pm!

Santa visited Erickson Bros Tree Farm last Saturday and had so much fun that he decided to return this Saturday, Dec. 2 from 1pm-3pm.  Our new photo booth is a terrific place to take a photo with Santa and your family!  

Children of all ages enjoy watching our model trains!  Challenge yourself or your friends to find all the miniature items on our Train Search!

We are open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 6pm.  Choose from hundreds of trees in our fields to cut your own tree or take one from the precut lot - either way, we know you'll find your perfect tree.  After dark - only precut trees available!

We are ready for the 2017 season and here's what's NEW at Erickson Bros Tree Farm this year!

Hours - Friday, Saturday, Sunday - 9am to 6 pm

Photo Booths - Visit our photo booth spots to take a holiday family photo! One photo booth is with our large candy canes and the second is near our Civil War era cabin.  Either is a great spot to snap a photo of your family and friends!

Photo with Santa - Santa will be stopping by Erickson Bros on Saturday, Nov. 25 from 1:00-3:00pm.  Come and take a photo with Santa!

Gift Shop - We have expanded our gift shop items featuring beautiful handmade bracelets from Moxie Malas; felted wool items from Misty Meadows Designs; hand painted Dala horses; outdoor greenery items and home decor by Melissa; as well as tree stands and lots of items to decorate your tree and home!

Electronic payments NOW ACCEPTED - We are now able to accept your electronic payments - of course we still take cash!

We look forward to seeing you this holiday season!  The hot cider, hot chocolate, candy canes and ginger snaps are waiting for you!  See our extensive layout of model trains and enjoy doing a Train Search with your children!

Our friendly staff will assist you in your search for the perfect tree!  We have lots of precut trees to choose from and as always - you and your family may wander our fields to choose and cut down your own perfect tree!  We will shake the tree to remove any dead needles (free) and then your tree can be netted if you choose ($1.00 fee).  Our staff will gladly help you tie your tree to your vehicle.

GREETINGS FROM ERICKSON BROS TREE FARM!!

We are looking forward to another great tree season at Erickson Bros.  We have added a few new features we’d like to make you aware of:

CHRISTMAS TREE TAGGING WEEKEND  -Reserve your tree, visit our Gift Shop for pre-season decorating items.

Saturday, November 18, 2017 from 10 AM to 3 PM Sunday, November 19, 2017 from 10 AM to 3 PM

TREE TAGGING - Come early and pick out your tree while the weather is nice - The tag on your tree will hold it until Dec. 2.  

GIFT SHOP - Our Gift Shop will be open with many new gift items to decorate your home for the holidays including:

-Ornaments-Lights-Gift Items-And of course our traditional hot apple cider, hot chocolate, ginger snap cookies and candy canes!    

OUTDOOR GREENERY AND DECOR  

-Decorated wreaths-Swags-Outdoor Planters  *(see below) *Outdoor and indoor arrangements will be for sale at our tagging event and throughout the holiday season.  You can bring in your own containers for custom arrangements (appointment only) or choose from our unique variety that are ready made.   If you have a container from last year’s purchase, you may bring that along and Melissa will create a new mixed greens arrangement for $15.00 (small/med) or $20.00 (large.)  You may contact Melissa at 651-503-3940 to arrange a specific time to meet with her or to drop off your containers.  

SEASONAL HOURS

We will be open our regular business hours beginning Friday, November 24 from 9am to 6pm Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 9am to 6pm beginning Nov. 24 until Dec. 24. 19994 Lake Blvd N Shafer, MN  55074651-465-3039

Watch this blogspot - ericksonbrostreefarm.blogspot.com  

for updates on other activities - i.e.  visits from Santa and photo booth spots!