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Ticitizens welcome holiday season
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North Country Christmas on tap
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By Fred Herbst
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fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — The third annual North Country Christmas in Ticonderoga will be bigger and better than ever. Sponsored by the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce, the 2012 event will be Nov. 30 through Dec. 9. That’s 10 days of holiday cheer, up from last year ’s seven-day celebration. “North Country Christmas has proven to be very popular,” said Matt Courtright, chamber executive director. “Every year more people want to be involved.” North Country Christmas will begin with the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Friday, Nov. 30, at 4 p.m. at the Ticonderoga train station. The decorated train will bring a holiday show along with a donation to the local food pantry. That same day the Museum & Arts Co-Op Holiday Gift Shop will open in the Hancock House 10 a.m. to 4
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Raegan Thomas is in the Thanksgiving spirit as she helps prepare the big meal at her home in Ticonderoga. Now it’s on to Christmas. Photo by Nancy Frasier
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‘Holiday Train’ to make stops in Ti, Port Henry Nov. 30 visit to region will officially kick off holiday season By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will again mark the arrival of the holiday season in Ticonderoga and Port Henry. The train, decorated in holiday lights and car-
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rying a live musical show, is scheduled to stop in Ticonderoga at 4 p.m. and Port Henry at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30. This will be the eighth year the train will stop in Ti. It has stopped in Port Henry the past seven years. It will stop at the train station in each community. The goal of the “Holiday Train” is to collect food and money for local food banks and to raise awareness in the fight against hunger. At each event, the train provides a box car stage, musical talent and a corporate contribution to the local food bank. The community, in turn, is encouraged
to donate food and funds, all of which stays in the community. As part of the program the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce on Montcalm Street will accept food donations for the local pantry. Now in its 12th year in North America, Canadian Pacific Railway’s two lighted “Holiday Trains” — one in the eastern U.S. and Canada and another in the Midwest — carry live musical shows performed from boxcar stages in an effort to end hunger. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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