Long before she became the heart of the North Pole, Merry Lou Jensen was simply a girl with a watering can and a quiet belief that the world held more than most folks imagined. These stories tell how a chance encounter in a snowy greenhouse changed everything—for her, and for Santa Claus himself.

From their first meeting to the founding of Santa’s Village Inn, this chronicle follows the early days of a partnership built on kindness, courage, and a spark of holiday magic that never fades.

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