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Members of the Cloquet High School pep squad show their team spirit during Saturday's Santa's Home for the Holidays parade in downtown Cloquet.
The Carlton County Fair brought a giant moose pulled by a tractor (of course) to the parade.
Magic Bob dazzles an enthusiastic crowd of children with his "magic of the holidays" show at Wood City Motors Saturday.
A total of four USA National Miss queens graced the parade Saturday, including Jaidyn Russell, Minnesota princess.
Skylar Seguin is really focused on eating her s'more at the Cloquet fire hall Saturday.
They came for the s'mores at the Cloquet fire hall, and stayed to slide in the snow, which was in diminishing supply after temperatures reached into the 40s on Saturday.
There was no shortage of Santa sightings in Cloquet during the annual holiday celebration.
Santa read stories to the young ones at the Cloquet Public Library Thursday during the kickoff night of the Santa's Home for the Holidays celebration, then happily posed for photographs with children and families at Queen of Peace Friday night. On Saturday he sat obediently with scores of dogs and cats for pet photos. More than one Santa - and multiple Grinches - waved to the crowds during the parade down Cloquet Avenue Saturday. The only thing Old St. Nick didn't do was fly his reindeer across the sky in advance of the fireworks over downtown.
The number of non-profit organizations holding events during the holiday celebration is growing, said co-coordinator Jana Peterson.
"It's exciting to see people all coming together to turn this into something special," Peterson said. "We'd love to see that energy carry over into the parade next year. Let's light up downtown!"
