Tag: Christmas
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Christmas City of the North Parade
Holidays are steeped in tradition. For 56 years on the Friday before Thanksgiving, Duluth, Minnesota has kicked off the Christmas season with a parade through downtown, filled with festive floats, marching bands, and dance troupes. Rain or snow, balmy or brisk, the Christmas City of the North Parade brings people out, bundled for whatever the weather brings, filling the […]
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Weekly Photo Challenge: One (Holiday Edition)
With Christmas just a few days away, this week’s photo challenge deserved a second post — a holiday version! This one lurking under the tree is deciding which ornament to remove next. He is such a naughty fellow — did he forget that Santa is still watching? If he is not busy trying to remove […]
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Julebyen on the North Shore
When the temperatures dipped below zero, Minnesotans still got out to enjoy a weekend of outdoor markets and festive activities at Knife River’s “Julebyen” (Christmas village). After winter storm Cleon blasted northern Minnesota with two to three feet of snow, Knife River — a small town along the North Shore of Lake Superior — forged […]
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Indulge Me, Please — I Promise this will be the LAST Holiday-Themed Post of the Year!
With the images so fresh in my mind, and laundry still to be done from our trip to New York City over Christmas, I wanted to share with you some of the classic holiday lights of “The Big Apple” that contribute to such a festive, magical atmosphere in an already-interesting city (or as my husband […]