Fish Creek cancels Winter Festival, offers new Tour of Lights instead

STILL VERY MUCHHERE.AND IN THE SNOWAND COLD..

ONEDOOR COUNTYVILLAGE IS MAKING ANEFFORT TO SPREADCHEER.NBC26'S JENNABREE TAKES US TOFISH CREEK..YEAR AFTER YEAR --PEOPLE COME TOFISH CREEK TO PLAYOUTDOOR GAMESAND LISTEN TO LIVEMUSIC AT THE WINTERFESTIVAL.THE VILLAGE DECIDEDTO CANCEL THEEVENT THIS YEAR DUETO THE COVID-19PANDEMIC,BUT FISH CREEKFOUND A WAY TO STAYMERRY AND BRIGHTTHIS WINTER."We kind of lacked in yearspast with our holidaylights, but not so muchanymore."MORE THAN 70 NEWHOLIDAY LIGHTDECORATIONS NOWLIGHT UP FISH CREEK,AS PART OF THEVILLAGE'S 'TOUR OFLIGHTS.'CIVIC ASSOCIATIONMARKETING MANAGERKARLIE SCHULTZ SAYSEVERYONE WANTEDTO FIND A WAY TOKEEP THE WINTERFESTIVAL ENERGYALIVE THIS YEAR."The town really cametogether to get all theselights up, how can we bestshow it off to visitors andlocals."IF YOU WANT TO HITALL THE SPOTS ONTHE TOUR OF LIGHTS,YOU CAN PICK UP AMAP AT THE VISITOR'SCENTER OR ANY OFTHE OPENBUSINESSES.YOU CAN ALSODOWNLOAD IT ONYOUR PHONE."We just hope it'ssomething fun for peopleto do get them out of thehouse and kind of getthem around drivingaround Fish Creek."THE PATH ISCOMPLETELY SELFGUIDED.PEOPLE CAN WALK ORDRIVE THE PATH,COMPLETELY ONTHEIR OWN TIME."It's you know it's been aweird year so kind ofmakes sense and it's coldand kind of slower."MEGAN AND CAROLGIRSCH ARE VISITINGFISH CREEK FROMMILWAUKEE,AND SAY THEY WILLDEFINITELY BECHECKING OUT THELIGHTS."it's cool that you knowpeople have to be a littlecreative to find new thingsto get a little enjoymentout of."AND FOR THOSE WHOWANT A TASTE OF THEWINTER FESTIVAL,CLARK PARK HAS THEYETI PHOTO STAND-INUP FOR EVERYONE TOTAKE PICTURES WITH."Kind of something fun, alittle quirky, kind of keepthe winter festival spiritalive during this gap year."THE LIGHTS TURN ONEVERY SINGLE NIGHT,THEY'LL STAY UPUNTIL MID-FEBRUARY.SO YOU STILL HAVESOME TIME TO COMECHECK IT OUT.IN FISH CREEK, JENNABREE, N-B-C 26.TURNING TOWEATHER NOW...