Mark and I have never been in Door County so late in the fall, so we’ve been kind of interested to see what things are like in the off-season. Last Saturday (Nov 11th), the Ellison Bay Service Club (EBSC) asked for volunteers to help set up the tree and decorate it, and Mark and I participated.
Our street is so close to the Welcome Center that I often walk to work in the summer. I think that’s why it was only folks from our street who got up early enough to help set up the tree. After the tree was set up, the decorations and the volunteers who came to put them up started arriving.
So finally the tree was ready to go, but it sat unlighted all week. This evening (Nov 19th) at 5:00, Mark and I joined the rest of the community for the tree lighting.
After the carols were sung, we all headed on foot over to the Mink River Basin, a restaurant just a few doors down from the Welcome Center where we had chili and cookies. Then Mark and I walked home. The experience gave us a real sense of community!