Photo Gallery: Santa’s arrival sparks good cheer
Cynthia Prairie | Dec 12, 2023 | Comments 0
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As dusk settled over Chester on Saturday, Chester Fire and Police escorted Santa down Main Street to the Green, with its white-lit trees and colorful Christmas tree. Their final destination was the brightly decorated Fullerton Inn to greet families and children who had come just to see him.
Santa sat by the Fullerton fireplace, chatting merrily with parents and kids and listening to their wishes for the holiday season.
If you missed him this past Saturday — or forgot part of your wish list — you can visit Santa from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Chester Information Booth, located in front of the Academy Building across from the Green on Main Street in Chester.
Claudio Veliz took most of the photos in the gallery below. Click any photo to launch the gallery. All Veliz photos copyrighted to The Chester Telegraph.
Family gathers in anticipation of meeting Santa on Saturday.
The Chester Fire Department greets visitors to see Santa after escorting him to the Green.
The Chester Christmas tree lights up the night.
Trees along the Chester Green sparkle.
A family is all in to pose with Santa.
Smiles all around.
Gathering around the Chester Christmas tree.
Young ladies dressed in red to meet Santa.
Santa visits Grafton on Saturday. Photo by Katherine Henry
Jollier than the Jolly Elf himself.
Cuddles with Santa.
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About the Author: Cynthia Prairie has been a newspaper editor more than 40 years. Cynthia has worked at such publications as the Raleigh Times, the Baltimore News American, the Buffalo Courier Express, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Patuxent Publishing chain of community newspapers in Maryland, and has won numerous state awards for her reporting. As an editor, she has overseen her staffs to win many awards for indepth coverage. She and her family moved to Chester, Vermont in 2004.
