By Andrea Winkjer Collin, Editor, North Dakota Horizons
So what puts you in the holiday mood? It helped me that we received enough snow to blanket the ground with white last week.
Lights brightening these short winter days make a big difference, too. Every community has its own traditions, but here in Bismarck, the lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree and the kitschy red and green tree design on the windows of the Capitol tower are two of them. In my hometown of Williston, the beautiful lights in Harmon Park in the center of the city, have never failed to inspire.
Brian Austin of the State Historical Society of North Dakota captured this photo at dawn this morning as he went to work at the North Dakota Heritage Center. Just looking at this photo draws me into the holiday spirit a bit more.
I like that the venerable statue of Sakakawea shows in the photo. We wrote about her 100 years on the Capitol Grounds in our last issue of North Dakota Horizons -- oh, the stories she could tell!
What landmarks and traditions inspire you where you live? So many of them have beautiful stories and origins.
Wherever you are, I hope that this holiday season will bring you happiness.
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