Fun at Lester Prairie pool
By Lynda Jensen
Herald Journal Editor
Attendance is steady at the area’s most popular outdoor pool – the Lester Prairie pool. Children enjoy cool water, fantastic slides and beautiful waterworks.
This year, Red Cross swimming lessons will be offered at the pool in Lester Prairie during June and July.
Children must be at least 5 years old, and have completed kindergarten, to be eligible for lessons. The fee is $30 per student.
Registration for sessions should be made as soon as possible, as classes fill up quickly. For more information on registering, call Lester Prairie City Hall at (320) 395-2646.
The Lester Prairie pool will be open to the public every day during the summer from 1 to 7 p.m.
Generations of children will be able to enjoy the pool, thanks to a final endowment of $200,000 from the late Art Schwitchtenberg – the largest donation ever received by the city – making the pool’s future financially secure.
The pool is a service provided by the City of Lester Prairie that is well-used in the warm months of the year.
A fun, family environment can be expected at the pool as well as clean and newly renovated shower facilities, a concession stand, lifeguards, and a park right next door.
The pool, complete with a fun water slide and diving board, boasts a kiddie pool area with fun water toys as well.
During off-pool hours, the pool can be rented out for private events like birthday parties or family get-togethers. There is an hourly cost, which includes two lifeguards.
In the past, the pool house received new epoxy floors as well as new toilets and bathroom stalls.
Pool-goers are welcome to bring their own food along with them for the day, but can enjoy the concession stand also.
The pool opens in June as soon as school lets out and closes for the year when school resumes in the fall.
A considerable amount of renovation has been completed to the pool and the pool deck in the past several years and has improved the overall “fun factor” for all.
