The holiday season is upon us! Winter break is just around the corner and with all the free time we'll soon have, what better way to celebrate the season than by checking out some of the way awesome holiday lights around town.
I'm sure most of us have seen the sprawling Bentleyville light display in Bayfront. I went last year and I highly recommend going with friends or family to enjoy this display. There's free hot chocolate, cookies, popcorn, and other treats and it's a fun and inexpensive activity for just about everyone. It's also an official collection site for the Salvation Army and you can bring non-perishable food items or new un-wrapped toys to make a donation that will be distributed locally to those in need.
Still, there's another awesome site for holiday lights that's been overshadowed by Bentleyville in recent years. Located on Park Point (3739 S. Lake Avenue), a local Duluthian Marcia Hales has decorated her house with thousands of lights for years now, and it is definitely worth checking out. This light display is truly spectacular and I highly recommend going for a quick walk around.
Just thought I'd let you all know about these awesome light displays!
But on a more environmentally friendly note: If you have old holiday lights that don't work anymore, or if you're upgrading to LED lights instead, the Recycling Association of Minnesota has provided a place for everyone to recycle their old lights.
You can take your holiday lights to be recycled at:
Denny's Ace hardware: 7 Calvary Road
Materials Recovery Center: 4857 Ridgeview Road
DRCC: 728 Garfield Ave
Happy holidays and happy recycling!
I just read about this place in the Duluth Reader. This sounds like a really cool place to visit, and I heard she has a "wishing penguin". Legend has it that if you touch the top of the penguin and make a wish that it'll come true! =)
ReplyDeleteEmily, I actually just did a share and voice on holiday lights as well. I love driving around Duluth and checking out all the lights that people decorate their houses with. Another great are to check out if you're interested is the Piedmont area more precisely the Observation street location. It's an outstanding collection of houses that are decked out with lights. I also didn't know about the Salvation Army and toy donations at Bentleyville, thanks for the info. I will definitely check out the Bentleyville lights this year. Awesome post.
ReplyDeleteThat is really cool that there is more places than just Bentleyville! Christmas is my favorite time of the year so I will definitely be checking these places out. Thanks for sharing.
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