Light the night: House decorating finalists create winter wonderlands
Lance Shearer
Correspondent
There are a lot of activities people won’t be doing this holiday season, involving being around other people. One thing Marco Islanders can do is tour around and see the amazing, elaborate Christmas light displays on island homes. Many residents have turned their properties into winter wonderlands, with tens of thousands of lights, dozens of three-dimensional figures, and a serious work ethic.
To save islanders from randomly driving around, the Christmas House Decorating Committee drove every street on the island, found the “best and brightest” lightshows, and chose their top ten. On Friday evening, the committee boarded an (open-air) trolley, with banners reading “Here Comes the Judge” for those old enough to remember Flip Wilson’s variety show and toured each entrant to pick an overall winner for 2020.