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December 11, 2025:
Bentleyville at Duluth, Minnesota, with the Aerial Bridge in the background at night.



About 300,000 people go through Bentleyville each December.



The place has over 6 million lights.



Paula met with her close person friend, Vixen the reindeer
. Mark ran into the Grinch who stole Christmas!








Mark and Paula were seen inside a huge Christmas ball. Then...Paula found Mark's name on Santa's Naughty List!





People warmed themselves at wood-burning stoves in mid-teens temperatures.


Mark liked the soldiers and Paula liked the SCUBA diver display.
Speaking of SCUBA, stay tuned for the next adventure on this exciting blog.



Mr. and Mrs. Clause were there to talk with kids and be in photo ops.


Paula forgave Mark for being on the Naughty List, because it was all a big mistake.
So they had another photo taken with the Aerial Bridge in the background.


Mark tried on some larger/warmer boots while Paula was shopping with the abominable snowman!


Finally they decided they had seen enough, but would return next year.

Quote of the day:    We love Duluth.  Mark < Back to previous story Ahead to next story>

Questions, Comments?  Email Mark Persons  teki@mwpersons.com

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