Have you ever visited a small town in the West that has an especiallymemorable Christmas season? Or perhaps you live in such a place. Sunset is looking for Western towns with strong holiday traditionsor events that visitors can watch or join–sleigh rides, caroling,dramas, concerts.
These towns may have a main street with old buildingsand pleasing Yuletide decorations, or pleasant places to shop, dine, andsleep. Towns that Sunset editors and photographers visited last yearincluded Sandpoint, Idaho, a snow-filled logging town jingling withhorse-drawn sleigh and trolley rides; and Palmer Lake, Colorado, wheretownfolk and visitors search for a Yule log hidden in the nearby hills. Along California’s coast, late 1800s Arroyo Grande hosts alively version of Charles Dickens’ A christmas Carol. And insoutheastern Arizona, the mining town of Bisbee styles itself as a”Santa’s Workshop” with daily December events.
If you know of other towns with such attractions, please write tosmall-town Christmas Report, Sunset Magazine, 80 Willow Rd., Menlo Park,Calif. 94025.