Photos: A Season of Celebration
The sights and delights of the Victorian Holiday Stroll in Altamont last Sunday Dec 11.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
As Santa checks his “nice list,” a little boy, left, waits with bated breath to see if he’s on it; he was. On Sunday night, Santa Claus made his annual visit to Altamont, arriving by train to culminate the Victorian Holiday Celebration.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
New this year was a contest for Victorian beards and mustaches in which Clair Husselton, from Altamont won top honors for best creative moustache.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Where does Santa’s beard end? An Australian shepherd named Maggie May shares a moment with Santa, blending the hirsute, before having her picture taken at the Altamont Agway.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
The hands of a poet, Meghan Marohn from the Troy Poem Project type poems on demand. Marohn used an old-style manual typewriter to quickly write verse based on requests by customers at the village hall community room.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Fresh meat: Adding flavor to the Victorian Holiday a pig roast was held outside Mio Vino restaurant where patrons could eat pulled-pork sandwiches and other delicacies.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Showing the newborn king, Mary, played by Cortnee Whipple holds baby Jesus, her real-life son, David, during the living Nativity at the Altamont Reformed Church.