For those of us that forgot about the celebration in a neighboring town, we were reminded about 6:00 p.m. on Saturday when we heard the "booms" from the fireworks!
Weihnachtsfest is a festival that kicks off the holiday season. There were many people throughout this little town during the day enjoying the ethnic foods, caroling, plays and other activities. There was a horse-drawn wagon that took visitors on rides through the city streets. Another big draw was the annual craft show in the local pavilion. Of course, the food is always a huge event. Only non-profit groups can sell food, which is good so that they can get some of their projects funded. The ethnic music is also a big draw with polka music throughout the day (Emily's husband played his tuba for an hour; he had been skiing out West for 10 days and hadn't touched a mouthpiece, so his lips weren't in the best shape by Sunday when he delivered the sermon at church!). Although it was a cold afternoon, that did not deter people from enjoying the festivities.
The events cluminatewith the fireworks display and there were certainly plenty of "oohs" and "ahhs" for that.
There is always something going on in the northland!
