A merry Merrill Christmas
Just some of the many, many delightful lights and scenes around Merrill this Christmas season. So many more! Definitely worth going for a drive to tour all the holiday lights.
Tina L. Scott photo.
Tina L. Scott photo.
Tina L. Scott photo.
Tina L. Scott photo.
Tina L. Scott photo.
Tina L. Scott photo.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Clarice, making doe eyes at one another, also make an appearance on this snowy lawn. Tina L. Scott photo.
The Burl Ives’ voiced Sam the Snowman from the classic television movie, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, makes an appearance on a Merrill-area lawn. The movie, which first aired in 1964 and has been televised every year since, is the longest continuously-running TV special according to Wikipedia. Tina L. Scott photo.
The Crooked Queen, a Merrill-area gift market in the Town of Pine River, was open for Christmas shoppers on Saturday, Dec. 18. The shop holds seasonal markets throughout the year on the farm property utilizing farm outbuildings and is also open by special appointment. Tina L. Scott photo.
Tina L. Scott photo.
The Christmas tree in the gazebo, decorated by the Caylor family, has become a Merrill Christmas tradition, first lit on the evening of the annual Christmas parade and then for the remainder of the holiday season. Tina L. Scott photo.
Tina L. Scott photo.
Santa and his reindeer greet passerby at the intersection of Third St. and Center Ave. in Merrill. Tina L. Scott photo.
Tina L. Scott photo.
Tina L. Scott photo.
Tina L. Scott photo.
Tina L. Scott photo.
This Christmas tree, located southeast of Merrill, with its continually changing lighting pattern, lights up the night sky. Tina L. Scott photo.
Merrill’s downtown is a festive place to shop in the late afternoon/early evening hours after the sun has gone down. Tina L. Scott photo.
Santa’s sleigh is full of toys and features Christmas angels, too, in this display at the Stonebridge Apartments complex on West Main St. Tina L. Scott photo.
Neil Steinagel’s Christmas display features more than 1,500 lights, a large lit star, and a two-story high lit angel he created himself. To give you an idea of the size, the angel’s head is made from a large hula hoop, he said. Tina L. Scott photo.
Trinity Lutheran Church and School greets Merrill residents and visitors with a warm “Merry Christmas Merrill” at the corner of West Main and State Streets. Tina L. Scott photo.
