Blissfield kicks off holiday season of Yuletide Cheer

Welcome to Blissfield, Michigan, home to the Blissfield Yuletide Cheer celebration that begins the second weekend in November every year as Santa makes his first stop in the area Friday, Nov. 11, for an old-fashioned tree-lighting and carol sing.

This year’s Yuletide season presented by The Old Road Dinner Train in the charming Village of Blissfield is highlighted by three major events: the Blissfield Yuletide Cheer Friday through Sunday, Nov. 11-13; the annual Parade of Lights presented by Iott Insurance Agency — earlier this year on Thanksgiving Weekend, Saturday, Nov. 26; and the new Wassail Fest Friday, Dec. 9, sponsored by the Blissfield Rotary.

At each of the events, the Blissfield DDA/Main Street Program will have a special Welcome Tent in the downtown area where a new, limited-edition ornament featuring the Historic Depot, which houses the DDA and Main Street Program throughout the year.

To contact the Blissfield DDA/Main Street Program, write or visit the office in the

Historic Depot at 105 N. Lane St., Blissfield, MI 49228,

or call (517) 486-3642.

The email address is mainstreet@blissfieldmichigan.gov and the website is www.BlissfieldMainStreet.com for information on these and other

Blissfield DDA/Main Street Program events and programs.

For a special section with all the holiday season events, please see the Nov. 2, 2011, edition of The Advance, or pick one up at the Blissfield DDA/Main Street Program office.