Annual Downtown Willoughby Holiday Stroll & Candlelight Walk
November 11, 12,
13
Take a step back in time during its annual Holiday Stroll featuring a candlelight walk on Friday, November 12th from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday, November 13th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, November 14th from 12 to 5 p.m. Throughout the weekend, shoppers will enjoy complimentary demonstrations, food and drink, carolers, and even a visit by the Jolly Old Elf himself, Santa Claus. Strollers can also take advantage of special discounts and offers with the new “Shop Willoughby Card,” available at approximately 30 participating local merchants.
Santa Calling At Main Street
Memories
November 15 &
December 17
Ho Ho Ho! Santa will be visiting
the shop from 5-9 pm . Parents
are welcome to take photos of
their children with Santa and
milk and cookies will be served.
It is a free event.
154 Main Street, Painesville
(440) 350-1825
Lake Metroparks presents
10th annual Woodland Halle Days
November 19 – January 8, 2006
Halle’s Winter Wonderland exhibit featuring Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
November 20 – January 9, 2005, noon to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Days
Open Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, Noon to 3:00 p.m.
Penitentiary Glen
Reservation, 8668
Kirtland-Chardon Road,
Kirtland; HOURS: Noon-5:00pm
(Closed Thanksgiving Day;
Open Christmas Eve and New
Year’s Eve until 3:00pm;
Closed Christmas Day);
Holiday fun for the whole
family! Experience holiday
sights and sounds of an
all-new indoor “Winter
Wonderland”, stroll through
nature-inspired holiday
decorations and evergreens.
Re-live Cleveland shopping
days of yore and the memory
of Mr. Jingeling as you
browse through original Halle
Bros. Co. memorabilia;
ADMISSION:
FREE, Suggested donation
$1.00/person or $5.00/family
greatly appreciated; CONTACT:
(440) 256-1404 or
1-800-889-2099 www.lakemetroparks.com.
The Penitentiary Glen Nature Center is located in Kirtland at 8668 Kirtland-Chardon Road. Take I 90 to Rt. 306. Head south one mile to Rt. 615. Turn left and continue 1/8 mile. Turn right onto Kirtland-Chardon Road and follow two miles to Penitentiary Glen Reservation on the right.
Halle History
Brothers Sam and Sal Halle were owners of the Halle Bros. Co. department store – a Cleveland tradition for more than 90 years. The doors to Halle’s are open no more, closing forever in 1982. Cherished memories, however, live on for Greater Clevelanders. Traveling Downtown to look at lavish window displays, visit with Mr. Jingeling, and shop at the Treasure House of Gifts was a local custom for decades. The seventh floor of the Halle store presented a magical experience during the holidays, one that Lake Metroparks has successfully recreated through a sparkling, nostalgic exhibit.
The history behind Penitentiary Glen Nature Center being selected to host this exhibit began in 1912, when Sam Halle and his wife, Blanche, purchased land in Kirtland, Ohio, for their summer estate and working farm. That land is now Penitentiary Glen Reservation, a park rich with cultural history and natural features, making it the ideal location for the Woodland Halle Days.
Lake Metroparks presents :
Country Lights at Lake Farmpark
December 2-4 – 5 and 8-23
Lake Metroparks Lake
Farmpark, 8800 Chardon Road,
Kirtland; HOURS: 5:00pm-9:00pm;
Holiday event featuring
horse-drawn wagon rides through
thousands of lights, Santa’s
workshop where children build a
wooden toy, holiday music,
picture opportunities with Santa
and a room full of model trains;
ADMISSION: Adult/$7.00; Senior
Citizen/$6.00; Child/$5.00;
Child under 2/FREE (Tickets must
be purchased in advance);
CONTACT: (440) 256-2122 or
1-800-366-3276.
Country Lights offers for families a special opportunity to build a lasting memory to take home. Parents and Grandparents can watch as the children build a wooden toy with an elf in Santa’s Workshop. Santa’s Elves will help drill holes and pound nails; then each child adds their own finishing touches with paint, glitter, and snow. During the evening, meet some of Farmpark’s animals in the Well Bred Shed in the Arena and enjoy horse shows and drills presented by the Lake Metroparks Volunteer Mounted Posse and the Light Horse Brigade or an energetic performance of canine obedience training put to music provided by Heel ‘n Time on different evenings.
~ Lake Metroparks – More Than a Walk in the Park ~
SPIRIT OF THE SEASON FESTIVAL &
PARADE
December 3
Various locations in downtown
Painesville; parade down Main
Street; Santa, free coco,
caroling and tree lighting in
Veterans Park; cookie decorating
in Painesville Senior Citizens
Center; carnival games and
crafts in Victoria Place; HOURS:
1:00pm-4:30pm; ADMISSION: FREE;
CONTACT: Elaine P. Waytes, (440)
352-3117
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