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Santa's Grand Parade sees record number of floats

The bitterly cold winds of a Minnesota winter weren't enough to keep lakes area residents from lining the streets of downtown Detroit Lakes Monday night, as Santa's Grand Parade of Lights wound its way up Washington Avenue to kick off another hol...

1335739+12-3-santas-parade.jpg — Santa's Grand Parade spectators watch as a float passes by on Washington Avenue Monday night. DL NEWSPAPERS/Brian Basham

By Vicki Gerdes

December 03, 2014 at 1:00 PM

By Vicki Gerdes

A reporter at Detroit Lakes Newspapers since relocating to the community in October 2000, Vicki was promoted to Community News Lead for the Detroit Lakes Tribune and Perham Focus on Jan. 1, 2022. She has covered pretty much every "beat" that a reporter can be assigned, from county board and city council to entertainment, crime and even sports. Born and raised in Madelia, Minnesota, she is a graduate of Hamline University, from which she earned a bachelor's degree in English literature (writing concentration). You can reach her at vgerdes@dlnewspapers.com.