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Prior to Canary Beach life, Harold served 20 years in the United
States Army and Rosemarie was a registered nurse. One summer,
while enjoying a vacation at a Minnesota lake resort, they made
a decided to purchase one. They believed it would be a great way
to raise their children. Both of them had farming backgrounds in
North Dakota and desired a business where their family could
work together and children could learn the importance of hard
work. The two have been married for nearly 40 years and have
two children and three grandchildren. Their son, John, is
serving in the Army and is stationed in Fort Bliss, Texas with
his wife, Kerry, and daughter, Cera. Harold and Rosemarie's
daughter, Christine, and her husband, Scott, manage the resort
with them. The Kraft's have been in the resort business for over
22 years.
Resorting has always been a part of Christine's life; since
her parents bought one when she was a third grader! As a child,
she enjoyed meeting new friends every week and teaching other
children how to have fun without video games or television. She
introduced others to crayfish, minnows, water beetles, turtles,
bullheads and other water life. She took guest children on
fishing adventures, waterskiing/tubing escapades and biking
expeditions. There was always something to do! However, there
was a lot of work also. Some of Christine's first jobs included:
making beds every Saturday, collecting garbage with a lawn mower
twice a week, mowing three acres and sneaking candy while
working behind the counter of the lodge.
While earning a degree in Early Childhood Development and
Education, she knew she still wanted resorting to be a huge part
of her life. She continued resort life by working at a larger
resort in Breezy Point, Minnesota; teaching water aerobics,
making pizzas, cleaning units and running the children's
activity program! She did this for three years!
Scott grew up on a farm in central North Dakota and was no
stranger to hard work. He spent hours cultivating, harvesting
and wheezing! He enjoyed getting the tractors stuck and doing
routine maintenance on farm equipment. Daily lawn mowing and
varmint control were a huge past time of his summer. His free
time was spent exploring the country side with the family dog
and building seeming pointless inventions.
Scott met Christine while they were attending college in the
Fargo/Moorhead area. He would visit her while she worked in
northern Minnesota and thought that resorting was interesting
work. While dating, we would visit her every weekend at Canary
Beach Resort, where resorting became his new element. The two
celebrated their wedding at Canary Beach Resort in 2007 and had
the opportunity to invest into the hospitality business. They
now have two young girls, Emmarose and Adelynne that are now
also able to experience the joys of resort life. To this day,
Scott says, resorting is just like farming, except that you
can't swear!
Hospitality is in all of us and we want you to have a
get-a-way with memories that last a life time. Let us be your
hosts for a traditional Minnesota vacation!
Harold, Rosemarie, Christine, Scott, Emmarose and Adelynne |
