It's a week away! Black Friday. Buy Nothing Day. Whatever you call it, the best part of the day after Thanksgiving is not the fabulous sales or the satisfaction of boycotting the sales or even the turkey leftovers. Its the First City of Lights parade in Bemidji.Thousands of people converge on the downtown to watch the parade and celebrate the lighting of the downtown and trees in Paul Bunyan Park.
Like every year for many (how many years? 10? 15?) floats are under construction, costumes are being created, downtown businesses are planning specials, lights are being strung, and Santa is scheduling his arrival. There's only one problem: the fund to pay for the lights still needs help.
If you can donate a bit to help this fun community event, please drop your donation at the Chamber building or even better, go online and make a donation to the First City of Lights fund hosted by the Northwest Minnesota Foundation. Its safe, secure and easy. The Chamber website has a link to the online giving site. AND, don't forget to gather the family and get downtown for the event. The parade's at 6:00pm.
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Yay! I can't wait - I hope it snows:) Not much better than the lights parade, Strongbow at Bridgids and seeing friends from high school.
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