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    Three holiday light displays attract visitors to Point Pleasant area

    Three holiday light displays near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, are attracting sightseers to one of the most scenic sections of the Ohio River valley.

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    Exhibits at Point Pleasant's , at the , and at in Gallipolis, Ohio, have become part of the circuit of displays favored for their variety.

    Santa Claus's ship sets sail at Krodel Park at Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

    All are open to the enjoyment of guests free of charge (though contributions are welcomed) and each has its own particular appeal, according to Dennis Bellamy, director of the Mason County Convention and Visitor Bureau.

    All three will be open December 7-16 when the farm museum display is lighted, otherwise two displays at Krodel Park and Gallipolis will be lighted nightly through Dec. 31.

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    Dusk falls at W.Va. Farm Museum.

    "The Krodel Park displays are animated, the lights at the state farm museum enhance the farm buildings and machinery there, and the lights at Gallipolis build on the park's outstanding historical character," Bellamy said.

    "An evening's visit to all three has become a kind of annual pilgrimage for many people as it's only about an hour's drive from Charleston, Parkersburg, and Huntington," he said.


    Christmas Fantasy Light Show
    Krodel Park, Point Pleasant
    6-9 p.m. nightly
    November 19-December 31
    Drive through Krodel Park with more than a million lights and 20 animated LED light displays.
    (New displays are added throughout the season)


    Gallipolis in Lights
    Gallipolis City Park
    Gallipolis, Ohio
    Dusk until midnight nightly
    November 21-December 31
    Stroll through the historic park amid millions of lights, 216 community trees, and 1,800 lighted ornaments. Photo op sites and special events such as a live nativity are highlights.

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    W.Va. State Farm Museum Christmas Light Show
    West Virginia State Farm Museum
    1458 Fairground Road, Point Pleasant
    6-9 p.m. nightly
    December 7-16
    Includes more than a million lights covering every cabin and machinery displayed. Santa is on hand for pictures, and free hot chocolate and cookies are available for kids nightly.


    For more information, contact the .


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    David Sibray
    David Sibray
    Historian, real estate agent, and proponent of inventive economic development in West Virginia, David Sibray is the founder and publisher of West Virginia Explorer Magazine. For more information, he may be reached at 304-575-7390.

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