Holiday Cheer 2017 {1} - Holiday Lights Magical Nights

For those of you who haven't gone to this light display before, here are the details. The Holiday Lights display in Decorah is put on by Helping Services for Youth & Families. The Pulpit Rock campground is set up each year with TONS of light displays and it stays up from Thanksgiving through Christmas. Volunteers staff it each night as drivers pass through and you're encouraged to make a free-will donation. They also tell you to turn your radio to a local station for Christmas tunes as you drive through and some nights, even Santa is there.

While there is a sidewalk that takes you right up to the campground thanks to the Trout Run Trail, you can also catch a ride from a local bus company. The boys are obsessed with buses so we always park in the nearby parking area by the soccer fields and ride in an Earl bus to the campground. Even better, if you decide to go on the night with the walking tour, you'll be greeted by food and cookies from local vendors.

This year's annual walking tour for Holiday Lights Magical Nights crept up quickly, just before Thanksgiving, but I think this was a good idea. It was such a fun way to kick off the holiday season and it was still pleasantly cool outside. This is an event that we very much look forward to each year, and we get to trade support for the event and a worthy cause for an amazing light display, a ride on the Earl bus and fantastic Santa photos. Can't wait for next year!