Show Me Your Lights!

[riverat]

One of my favorite things to do this time of year was to ride around the Lake Region looking at the beautiful and festive decorations people put up to celebrate the Holidays. Unfortunately I cannot get out like I used to, so I thought maybe a thread like this will spread the Spirit of Christmas. So here are my Lights!
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[LittleTed67]

Your lights look very festive! Thank you for sharing them!

I wish I had some pics to post, but we live in a condo . . . no yard to decorate.

Can't wait to see more lights!

[angela4design]

If we get photos on this thread, that will be great, but I like to see them in PERSON! :banana:

What neighborhoods have the best light displays?

We always visit Edwards Street in Laconia (their 'Jubille' night is 12/13, where Santa arrives on a fire truck and they have refreshments). And I always loved North Main Street in Laconia when I was young, but it seems to have quieted down. Downtown Meredith is always beautiful...

Where else can we go?

[Cristen]

I too love the holidays. In the past I have always taken a lot of pride in my holiday decorating. We just bought a house last month on a dirt road with no traffic. I have one lonely wreath on the door at this point (picked it up at a cute place in Center Harbor). I might head back there this afternoon and grab a few more decorations!

Anyway...no lights to share on my end, but thank you for sharing your pictures.

[mcdude]

From the Citizen
Through Sunday, the happiest place in the Lakes Region is Christmas Village at the Laconia Community Center.


Christmas Village opens in Lake City
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Through Sunday, the happiest place in the Lakes Region is Christmas Village at the Laconia Community Center.

The 33rd annual Christmas Village opened Thursday with hundreds of visitors coming to see the Jolly Old Elf, Mrs. Claus and an extensive cast of characters including Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman and The Grinch.

Admission is free. Everyone enters the community center basement where Laconia police officers and other volunteers will do face- and fingernail-painting, play games for prizes and help visitors make their own take-home Christmas ornament.

Elves will later lead groups upstairs and through the brightly and colorfully-lit village. There are free cookies and soft drinks while Polaroid photos with Santa are just $3.

Laconia's holiday spectacular was instituted by Dick Tapply. The city's one-time parks and recreation director, he borrowed the idea from his father, "Wink," who began Santa's Village in Bristol which celebrates its 54th anniversary next week.

Christmas Village will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Senior citizens and persons with handicaps who may require more time to go through the gymnasium may visit Christmas Village from 10 to noon on Saturday and Sunday.