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"The village of
Blissfield and its merchants invite you to visit our charming village during
December for great shopping and fun-filled events like our new,
"Yuletide for Kids!"
and the long-time favorite...
"Parade
of Lights!"
Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13, 2009
Stores open
from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, and Sunday from 12 noon - 5 p.m.
Breakfast
with Santa!
On Saturday and
by reservation only, "Cake 'n Shakes", downtown,
hosts two buffet breakfasts with Santa! The first scheduled for 9:00
a.m. and the other at 10:00 am. For reservations call "Cakes 'n
Shakes", 517-486-2074.
Adrian
& Blissfield Railroad
Santa Train
Rides
Saturday ONLY,
from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 12:30
p.m. to 2:00 p.m., kids can sit down with Santa Claus while they ride the rails of the Adrian & Blissfield Railroad, the oldest
railway west of the Alleghenies and North America's oldest dinner train,
operating continuously since 2003. Call for reservations... 888-GO-RAIL-1
(888-467-2451)
Blissfield
Model Railroad Open House
Between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Blissfield Model Railroad will be buzzing with trains galore.
Check out the fantastically realistic display
which is over 1500 feet long and loosely based on a section of the
Clinchfield Railroad and a portion of the C & O railroad in
Appalachia in the 1955-1975. http://www.blissfieldmrc.org/
Southward
Custom Wood Products Model Train Displays
Right
next door to Blissfield Model
Railroad, visit Southward Custom Wood Product Showroom where several
temporary model displays of various gauges can be viewed between 11 a.m.
and 4 p.m..
See Lionel, American Flyer, and even Thomas the Tank Engine trains.
Shultz-Holmes
Memorial Library Family Film Festival
From 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 pm,
Blissfield's great library, located just south of downtown, hosts a
day-long festival of holiday classic films,
goodies and prizes. Don't miss this great event!
See
noted model railroader, Doug
Tagsold's, "Denver, Front Range & Western" Model Train Layout
Nationally acclaimed model
railroader, Doug Tagsold, has created some of the nation's best model
railroad layouts. The Denver, Front Range & Western
layout showcases modern railroading with the Rio Grande, Santa Fe and
Burlington Northern. This double-decked HO layout runs through the
dramatic scenery of the Colorado Rockies. Visit Doug's layout at
his home at 303 South Lane Street (adjacent to St. Peter's Catholic
Church) from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Blissfield's
Spectacular Annual Parade of Lights
As the sun sinks in the west,
at 6 p.m. the magic of thousands of light make their way down Lane
Street illuminating downtown and the entire parade route by the
festive holiday floats lit up with colorful lights. Local
involved citizen, Sammy Thompson, the "father" of the Parade
of Lights, annually drives one of the most heavily lighted entries.
www.blissfieldchamber.org/yuletide/Graphics/Parade of Lights Registration.pdf
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