Thousands of people, young and old, lined the sidewalks in downtown Vicksburg to view the colorful floats with their Christmas lights all aglow. The winning float created by the guys at the village’s Department of Public Works, featured little snowmen on the front-end blade of their snow plow. The Vicksburg Community School Foundation Bookmobile took second place and Paper City won third place. Pavilion Township’s fire engine took first place in that category. The Vicksburg Rotary Club’s float advertised the upcoming Showcase performances in March.
The reindeer petting zoo at the Historic Village was a real winner with kids just enthralled with petting the animals. They could then visit the 0 gauge model train display and sip on hot chocolate supplied by Karen and Mike Hill as part of the Historical Society’s offering.
The big event was organized and sponsored by the Vicksburg Downtown Development Authority with Mary Ruple and John DeBault in charge.