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Living at Mile Marker 803.9 of the Ohio River in Downtown Henderson KY

Christmas 2010-Things to do in Henderson KY

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This week a former resident of Henderson KY sent me an email and asked me about things to do in Henderson Kentucky this coming weekend for fun and to revive memories of living here in the past. Here is a short list of things for her to do that I came up with:

1. Watch the Merchants Christmas Parade live. If you are unable to watch live from downtown Henderson KY- go to DowntownHenderson.org and watch live the online streaming broadcast. The parade starts at the Main Street Rail Road overpass and circles around the block. The whole parade usually lasts around 2 hours. I would like to see this parade in future years moved to evening hours.

2. Eat at Downtown Diner on 1st street. They have just recently renovated and have a nice new buffet.

3. Shop at Simon’s Fine Shoes and buy some Smartwool Socks. Your feet will never feel so good.

4. Visit Memories Past and Present – an antiques and gift shop located at 324 N Elm St in downtown Henderson with over 9000 square feet of display area. You surely will be able to find something there!

5. Have breakfast with Santa Clause at the St Paul’s Episcopal Church on Center Street from 8am till parade starts. This is a benefit for Riverview School which is also located in our downtown.

6. Check out the Historic Holiday Display at the Henderson County Welcome Center at the foot of 1st Street on the banks of the Ohio River.

7. Eat at the newly renovated Wolf’s Tavern & Restaurant at 31 N Green. They just reopened under new management and a new menu. They serve lunch and dinner 6 days a week and offer a menu with quite the variety of food.

8. Buy some Safari Sunset Tea from Third Street House at 307 Third St.

9. Check out the “Christmas in the Park” light display in Central Park downtown.

10. Drive by Colonial Court (at the beginning of North Main St) and see a cute little neighborhood all decorated and lighted up for the Christmas Holiday. Probably one of the most spectacular views in the Downtown Henderson area.

11. Eat some fried chicken at Bon Ton Mini Mart 2036 Madison St Henderson KY.

12. Watch a movie at our NEW Movie Theater Showplace Cinema on US 41 North.

13. Hike the Trails at Audubon State Park then eat at Gene’s Restaurant.

14. Attend the Alice P Taylor Concert Sunday afternoon, December 5, 2010, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church.

15. Spend the night in Henderson KY’s premier bed and breakfast The L&N Bed and Breakfast Ltd.

16. Check out my Peace Themed light display at my home 330 N Water St, Henderson KY

What would you be adding to this list?

Experience PEACE this Christmas

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Nibby Priest Home Christmas 2009 Outside Lights

“Christ does not bring us Peace, He is our Peace”  Tim Hobbs

There is nothing better to celebrate than peace in your heart, peace in your city, peace with God and of course peace around the world.    Christmas time is a perfect time to celebrate peace and to encourage the same.

Once we learn to put aside our differences and concentrate on how much we are a like we can celebrate peace and of course love.

peace_button_rainbowThe house light display took the peace approach head on this year.  An idea that we have wanted to do for a few years.

The PEACE signs (yes, one that was popular in the 1970’s) are positioned to the left and right of the elevated  Christ Star.  Connected with fresh green garland and laced with Turtle Doves (they are fakes and very old/recycled).

The goal is to be able to see the star and peace signs across the river into Evansville.  I don’t know if we succeeded in the brightness category, but the message displayed is clear.

So many have already said to me and Greg–  “We get the message!”   Thank you for all of the nice comments. That makes it worth all the trouble.

The Star is to represent the birth of Christ and that he came to earth to give us PEACE (and a lot more).  The Turtle Doves which many times naturally appear around the downtown (aka pigeons)  also represent peace.  The doves are hard to see in this picture.

It is my desire that this Christmas season that you experience the PEACE that Jesus brings to us during the Christmas Holidays.

The lights are multi colored.  They add a whimsical dimension to the display.

The display is very green (energy efficient) all of the lights outside with exception to the floods are LED lights.   Many displays around the area are using solid lights (white or another color).  We have noticed that people are really having troubles matching the colors and especially the whites.

For those of you whom have young teens asking for PEACE signs.  These (along with the star) were mail ordered from Pottery Barn in early November.  Checking their website now- they are sold out.  Strands of multicolored lights were added to each peace sign to enhance the effect.

Drive by and take a look. What you think?

Do you decorate with goals in mind to share a message about Christmas?

What are some of the Best Light Displays in Henderson KY you have found? 

Originally posted 12/1/2009