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LAKE RUDOLPH:<br />
Santa’s best kept secret<br />
Story // Jason Byerly<br />
We peddled the boat as fast as we could, trying to<br />
get in place before we missed it. I wanted to see<br />
how close we could get to the tracks. “C’mon,” I<br />
said, “That’s the fun of it. They’re coming through<br />
any second.” I could it hear it roaring though the woods beyond<br />
the shore.<br />
With two kids in the boat, my wife wasn’t sure how close we<br />
should get so we compromised and stopped halfway across<br />
the lake. Then, out of nowhere, it was on us. The Raven burst<br />
through the trees and rushed around the bend, steel wheels<br />
chewing up track, passengers screaming in delight as the roller<br />
coaster practically skimmed the surface of the water.<br />
At four and seven, my daughters cheered. I did too. I’ve ridden<br />
that coaster plenty of times but had never seen it from this<br />
angle. Quirky experiences like this, though, were half the fun<br />
of staying at Lake Rudolph Campground and R.V. Resort in<br />
Santa Claus.<br />
Nestled in the shadow of Holiday World’s wooden roller<br />
coasters is Santa’s best kept secret, a campground that’s practically<br />
a city unto itself. Boasting 500 campsites that are a mix-<br />
Happy Halloween Weekends at Holiday World<br />
Saturday and Sundays, September 21 through October 27<br />
Two corn mazes<br />
Holidog’s 3D Halloween Adventure<br />
Face painting<br />
Trick-or-treat trail<br />
Halloween themed shows<br />
Pumpkin decorating<br />
Saturday night laser light show<br />
Sunday evening costume dance party with Kitty Claws<br />
Family-friendly costumes only<br />
September/October <strong>2013</strong> • 24
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