Santa's home for the holidays 2023

As the days grow shorter, the Santa's Home for the Holidays celebration spread light and cheer last weekend. There were multiple Santa appearances, magic, meals, shopping, a parade, hot drinks, fireworks, s'mores and more fun spanning three days and multiple venues across the city of Cloquet.

The new "Pet photos with Santa" saw a good turnout, with only one overexcited doggie accident, no cat fights and one well-behaved hedgehog.

The annual Churchill Holiday Expo raised more than $10,000 for the elementary school and was attended by 1,159 adults and plenty of kids, including Boy Scout troops 1...