The Lake Geneva Business Improvement District had planned to conduct a Murals in Motion event in September; however, the event has been rescheduled to next year to allow time for more planning.
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Maxwell Street Days, which is scheduled to be held Aug. 25 through Aug. 27 in Downtown Lake Geneva, is set to feature buskers or street performers this year.
Dennis Hines
The Business Improvement District's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony is scheduled to be held the Friday after Thanksgiving, "Black Friday," this year along with other holiday-related activities.
Delavan sister singing duo The Gebel Girls — Rachel Christine Gebel (left) and Micah Lynn Gebel (right) — perform Alanis Morissette's "Uninvited" at a free live concert on June 22 as part of an open house event at Geneva Stage, 244 Broad St. in downtown Lake Geneva. Rachel Christine Gebel gained national fame during the 2022-2023 23rd season of NBC's national singing competition "The Voice," advancing through four rounds and placing in the Top 20 before her elimination from the competition.
VIDEO & PHOTO GALLERY: Parade of Trees makes Christmas bright at Geneva Lake Museum
Parade of Trees
Walking among the trees
The Fourth Annual Parade of Trees is happening Sundays, Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays at Geneva Lake Museum, 255 Mill St., Lake Geneva. Local businesses and organizations decorated 37 trees this year, one of which will receive the People’s Choice Award. See page 6 for some of the entries in this year’s event.
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Mirrorballs
Mirror balls and frosting make the blue lights on the tree from the Geneva Lakes Family YMCA stand out in the Parade of Trees.
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Parade of Trees
People can visit the Parade of Trees Sundays, Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Geneva Lake Museum. Admission is $12 adults, $10 ages 60 and over, $5 ages 13-17 and free for ages 12 and younger, museum members and active military in uniform or with ID.
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A festive favorite
One of the more colorful entries into this year’s Parade of Trees is from Taqueria El Gallo De Oro.
Steve Targo, Regional News
Rescue dog
A stuff Dalmatian stands watch at the base of the tree decorated by the Lake Geneva Fire Department.
Steve Targo, Regional News
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Rock Central's entry into the Parade of Trees strongly recalls Brenda Lee's 1958 holiday song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."
Steve Targo, Regional News
Winter wonderland scene
The Parade of Trees casts a storybook holiday sheen overthe main hall of Geneva Lake Museum.
Steve Targo, Regional News
Gingerbread boy
Steve Targo, Regional News
Putz houses
Pete’s Printing’s tree is decorated with “putz houses,” or miniature ornaments often found as the centerpiece in other decorative holiday scenes, most of which are from the 1930s.
The Lake Geneva Business Improvement District had planned to conduct a Murals in Motion event in September; however, the event has been rescheduled to next year to allow time for more planning.
Maxwell Street Days, which is scheduled to be held Aug. 25 through Aug. 27 in Downtown Lake Geneva, is set to feature buskers or street performers this year.
The Business Improvement District's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony is scheduled to be held the Friday after Thanksgiving, "Black Friday," this year along with other holiday-related activities.
