Lights of the Northwoods returns to Hodag Park for 10th year
Free display runs nightly Dec. 1 through Jan. 1
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - Lights of the Northwoods will return to Hodag Park this holiday season for its 10th year.
Hours and activities
The free light display will be open nightly from 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 1 through Jan. 1. Pets are welcome.
Visitors can see holiday lights, listen to music and gather around a bonfire. Pavilion activities are scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4-5, 11-12 and 18-19, as well as Jan. 1.
There will be opportunities for photos with Santa, with free photo downloads provided by Jack Flint of Flintography. The GFWC Rhinelander Woman’s Club will sell food and hot chocolate. Concession proceeds will go to the Rhinelander Area Food Pantry.
A fireworks display is scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 1.
Donations
The event will accept nonperishable food and monetary donations for Northwoods area food pantries, as well as donations for the Oneida County Humane Society and Wild Instincts, a wildlife rehabilitation organization.
Monetary donations can be mailed to Lights of the Northwoods, P.O. Box 116, Rhinelander, WI 54501.
More information is available at lightsofthenorthwoods.org.
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