You know, in some ways, over the years, we've been a "shoulda, woulda, coulda" kind of community.  We should do that.  We could do that.  But we don't.  Well, now we do. 

The latest example is Wakamow Valley's plan to light up our lives with what they're calling the "Wakamow Winter Wonderland Valley of Lights".   

We've seen a number of other communities stage similar events and I've often wondered why we don't do it.  So did Wakamow's general manager Todd Johnson.  So, he's doing it. 

Johnson and his people have over 100,000 Christmas lights on the trees and bushes in and around the River Park Campground.  They flipped the switch and turned them on in a test run on Monday and, starting December 6th, they'll welcome locals and tourists alike to take the drive-through twinkle tour for $10 a carload.  It'll be spectacular. 

When I asked Todd where they got all the lights, he said "anywhere and everywhere we could" and then he said, "If you've been looking for Christmas lights and finding they're sold out, we're sorry." 

He's not really sorry.  Way to go Todd, way to go Wakamow.  Happy Holidays.