Four of us hearty souls made it to the Union Depot for the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train. Hearty, because December 10th was only day in December that was fuly below freezing during the warmest December in Minnesota history.
It was a great party atmosphere as the train arrived, albeit a bit late due to traffic on the line. The Country Music conference was easily heard throughout the event. The Christmas Marketplace was larger than past years and had several tasty vendors. Parking was easy right at the Depot.
Next year maybe we'll select a diffe
rent point on the line, closer to a nice meal. It's a good event to supplement our holidays, but maybe we should make an event that's less weather-sensitive for our main holiday gathering. Let me know please if you have ideas, or if you'd just rather have an indoor party and are willing to help run it. - Phill
