It's the most wonderful, holly jolly, delighful and...frightful time of year? If you're not really into the Christmas spirit yet, a haunted house in Illinois would like to scare you into it with some festivities that are filled with fear. And after it's done terrifying the town this Christmas, it also plans on giving back for the holiday season.
You can interpret that for what you will, but it seems like Michigan, and indeed all Hobby Lobby stores have made the decision that they are going to just Christmas. A general search of their website for Hanukkah shows no merchandise.
It looks like Santa Claus is coming to town for Christmas once again, as Crossroads Mall in Portage announced Santa will be posted up starting November 30th, and that's not the only thing he's bringing in his sleigh. It looks like there will be 12 businesses opening, 5 of which are permanent.
U.S. National Forest Service is again permitting Michigan residents to u-cut Christmas trees in national forests including Hiawatha, Ottawa, and Huron-Manistee.