Join PTN’s Brianna Strunk and her son for an adventure in Albrightsville that is offered year-round, and especially magical during the holiday season!

“You can typically find us here on the weekends with our educational tours. In addition, around Christmastime, we have Reindeer Nights events. We accommodate small groups at a time per tour, so you’ll always feel like it’s a personalized experience,” said Cassandra Hoover, the 'Magic Reindeer Lady' of Spruce Ridge Reindeer Farm.

Reindeer Nights include a visit and photo op with Santa and one of his reindeer. You’ll also have the chance to observe other reindeer at the farm.

“It's a magical evening for you to be able to create memories with your family underneath the lights. I'm not sure whether it's the little kids or big kids who have more fun when they get an opportunity to interact with the reindeer,” Cassandra smiled.

At the bonfire area, kids will enjoy hearing Christmas stories and complimentary hot chocolate and cider to warm up. Before leaving, take home a souvenir from the gift shop.

“A lot of people don't think reindeer exist. They think reindeer are a mythical animal because they don't survive here down in the lower 48. They are Arctic animals, and we get to be the ambassadors. Typically, they are quiet, gentle animals. They don't make a lot of sounds other than when they walk. Up on the rooftop they really do ‘click, click, click.’ That is a self-preservation method for them to scare away predators in the tundra,” Cassandra explains.

There are currently seven reindeer on the farm, although spring is considered baby season.

“And one of our reindeer, Mr. Curly, is actually in a movie, Saint Nick of Bethlehem, with Danny Roebuck. It was mostly filmed in Bethlehem, PA, but Curly is the reindeer in that movie, so he really is a movie star,” Cassandra said.

Cassandra explains how she got started in the unique venture of raising reindeer.

“My mother-in-law was a wildlife rehabber and in the mid-80s, she had a white-tailed buck come to the farm. He had a broken hip and was hit by a car. When I married into the family, she had about 119 white-tailed deer on the farm. I volunteered to help bottle-raise babies, and we would do pictures, petting, and educational tours. In 2011, I found myself doing a program at Christmastime. This little girl walked up behind us, looked at my whitetail, pitched her hip, crossed her arms, stuck her nose in the air and said, ‘that's not a reindeer.’ And off she went. I turned around and looked at my husband. He said, ‘that's it, we're getting reindeer.’ We went home and immediately researched it. White-tailed deer are wild, reindeer are domestic. They've actually been domestic longer than horses, and as long as they're healthy, they can travel with us from year to year,” Cassandra explained.

She added, “this property in Albrightsville, where we've operated from for a little over a year now, enables us to invite you to come learn all about reindeer. It is very unique to the area. There are 120, maybe up to 130 farms across the whole United States.”

Visit SpruceRidgeReindeer.com to learn more and book your spot on a tour.