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Display 2024 Update

I just finished day 4 of display takedown. A take down “day” typically runs 7 – 8 hours. Given the warm weather we get each year during the Christmas to New Year timeframe, I usually start takedown on the 26th, but this year with family activities I started on the 27th.All of the wiring and […]

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Family Night 2024 Recap

Here’s the update on our December 14, 2024 Family night with the North Pole characters. The meteorological folks were partially right – there was no rain, snow or wind last night. The part they missed is that it did not warm up 20 degrees from the day before, rather it just hit 19 degrees for […]

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December 14th Family Night Update

It’s a sunny beautiful day! It’s cold (temps in the 20’s), but warming up to around 32 degrees this afternoon.Tonight’s forecast calls for a calm night, without rain, snow or wind, in other words a perfect winter night for Elf on the Shelf, Frosty and Rudolph to visit with families on their trip here from […]

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December 12th Update

Given the travel advisories and driving bans today (Thursday December 12) due to high winds with lake effect snow our display will not run tonight. The weather advisories will expire tomorrow at 1pm, so the display will resume tomorrow night. The weather forecast (light winds and warmer) looks very good for travel to our Family […]

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2024 Family Night with the North Pole Characters

Elf-on-the-Shelf, Frosty, and Rudolph will greet children at the Young’s outdoor Christmas display, located at 8590 Phillips Road in Holland on Saturday December 14th from 6:30 – 8:00pm. This will be their only visit this year. They will visit with children, hand out treats, accept letters to Santa, and pose with families for photos that […]

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Display Progress

Progress on setup has been steady until 4 days ago when my back said that’s it. First time in the 44 years I have been doing this that my age has interfered with my plans. Back is slowly improving so I plan to resume setup, hopefully this weekend, as I certainly have more to do! […]

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Update on our Holiday Display 2024 Changes

It’s been a while since my last post, as I have been very busy with this year’s significant changes to our display. With the constant day long rain we are having here today, this gives me the opportunity to share with all of you what has been going on with the changes to this year’s […]