10 Super-Last-Minute Charlotte Christmas Gifts You Still Have Time To Get

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10 Super-Last-Minute Charlotte Christmas Gifts You Still Have Time To Get

If you have a printer or E-mail address, it’s not too late to get an awesome Christmas present for that special someone.

Groupon is now offering some special deals for last minute Christmas shoppers.

Here are 10 of the most discounted local activities on Charlotte’s groupon;

#1 Indoor Rock Climbing

Cliff Hangers brings together the passion of physical and mental challenge with a supportive community of fellow climbers. The 20,000-square-foot facility offers everything from a speed-climbing and kids’ areas to a yoga studio and fitness area, along with a full café with beer on tap so everybody can find something they’ll enjoy.

Find out more info or buy passes here.

#2 Couple’s Massage

Couples enjoy a relaxing 60-minute Therapeutic Swedish massage that includes complimentary wine and aromatherapy.

Find out more info or buy massages here.

#3 Pottery Wheel Experience

From forming your own piece of pottery, to paint your own pottery, glass fusion and wood, the Recreational Art Studio offers something for all ages and abilities.

For more info or tickets click here.

#4 Mario Andretti Racing Experience

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Drive in a real-life Formula 1 car at speeds of over 200 miles per hour at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The Mario Andretti Racing Experience is the “World’s Fastest Driving Experience”. They put you in the drivers seat of a full size, open wheel, Indy-style race car that’s similar to the ones Mario Andretti raced in his amazing racing career, and let you drive as fast as your nerves will take you.

Click here for more information about this Groupon deal.

#5 Murder-Mystery Dinner

Murder-mystery dinners begin innocently enough—guests arrive to mingle amid drinks and quiet conversation. As diners munch away, a sudden death interrupts the feasting. A detective arrives to determine who the killer is, inevitably laying blame on one of the audience members. Tablemates must work together to prove their innocence and find the real killer through an interactive performance full of hilarious suspects and eye-catching costumes, all the while dining on the included three-course meal and taking advantage of drink specials.

Find out more info or buy tickets here.

#6 Escape Room Challenge

Work together with your better half to solve a series of increasingly difficult clues before the time runs out!

Groupon is now offering a 22% discount for couples at No-Da Escapes – one of Charlotte’s newest escape rooms.

#7 Go Karting

With karts capable of cresting 45 miles per hour, up to 12 racers hum around the hairpin turns and straightaways of K1 Speed’s indoor track up in Corcord during adrenaline-spiking sprints toward the podium.

Find out more info or buy tickets here.

#8 Wine and Painting Class 

Experienced artists lead BYOB canvas-painting classes, instructing students in brushstrokes and colors while students sip their beverage of choice. The studio’s monthly calendar includes themed classes in which instructors expound on the nuances of painting Parisian street lamps, Japanese flowers, or Venetian cityscapes.

They’re now offering 39% off sessions – find out more here.

#9 Play Some Bubble Soccer

Find another couple or two, suit up in inflatable bubbles, find a nearby park, and go crazy!

Bubble Soccer has been gaining viral fame all over the world over the past couple years – it’s basically full-contact soccer inside of giant bubble suits.

Groupon is now offering 43% off bubble suit rentals here.

#10 Laser Tag

Relive some of your favorite childhood memories with your sweetheart at Charlotte’s largest laser tag facility.

Laser Quest, in South Charlotte, features multiple multi-level arenas in which players navigate a maze of fog and technology while music pumps them up and laser beams fly from every direction. It’s a thrill, and one that makes for a great birthday party or team-building event for kids, teenagers, and adults.

Find out more info or buy tickets here.

Forbes Just Ranked North Carolina As The #1 Best State In America For Business in 2019

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Forbes Just Ranked North Carolina As The #1 Best State In America For Business in 2019

Forbes has just ranked the Tar Heel state as the Best State in America for Business in 2019 for the 3rd straight year in a row, just ahead of Texas at #2 and Utah at #3. South Carolina came in at #16 on the list.

In describing the top state, Forbes stated:

“With one of the highest net migration rates in the U.S., people have been flocking to North Carolina for the past decade. The state has the smallest union workforce in the U.S. in terms of percent of total employment. The resulting benefit is labor costs that are 8% below the national average—sixth lowest in the country. North Carolina has ranked in the top five overall for 14 straight years. One impact on North Carolina’s business community: the passage of the controversial HB2 or “”Bathroom Bill,”” which requires citizens to use the public facility that corresponds with their biological gender. The NBA pulled the All-Star game from Charlotte and the NCAA and ACC also bailed on hosting championships in the state. PayPal and Deutsche Bank froze expansion plans after the law passed. The NBA awarded the 2018 All-Star Game to Charlotte in May two months after the N.C. legislature partially repealed the bill.”

North Carolina was also ranked:

As of December 2019, our state had the following stats:

  • Gross State Product: $588 Billion
  • Population: 10,383,600
  • Governor: Roy Cooper
  • Median Household Income: $54,704
  • Job Growth (2019): 1.7%
  • Cost of Doing Business: 10% below nat’l avg
  • College Attainment: 31.3%
  • Net Migration (2018): 93,200
  • Moody’s Bond Rating: Aaa

What do you think about North Carolina’s business climate? 

How do you think we can improve? 

What will Christmas look like for Charlotte families in the future?

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What will Christmas look like for Charlotte families in the future?

Food, homes, climate; there are so many aspects of our ordinary lives that are currently going through a huge revolution with new disruptive technology. As such, families in Charlotte can expect future Christmases to be very different from those that we enjoy today. The company Viessmann wanted to find out how Christmas might look thirty years from now and they spoke to a futurologist, Dr. Ian Pearson, about some of his predictions. From robots to smart homes, his predictions point to a future that is not entirely dissimilar from science fiction.

Gone are the stressful hours spent cooking Christmas dinner, predicts Dr. Ian Pearson; families both in Charlotte and across the world will have plenty of help around the kitchen in the Christmas of the future. He told Viessmann that one of the major transformations we can expect by the year 2050 is virtual assistants, essentially robots, which will help families cook at Christmas. Self-timers, 3D printing and automatic chopping are just some of the things which robots will be able to do.

“There is going to be a rise in tissue-cultured meat,” Dr. Ian Pearson continued, “a food source that is created painlessly by harvesting muscle cells from a living cow, so that we can still enjoy the taste of meat without worrying about the animal or the harm on the environment from our food production.” This is going to be another huge change to how we enjoy Christmas dinner, reflecting the popularity of veganism which is sweeping the world – including here in Charlotte where its popularity has increased by 168%.

The homes in which we spend our Christmas are due to go through a major change by 2050 too, according to the futurologist. Living spaces are expected to become more advanced with everything from “smart fabric that will allow furniture to change appearance, colours, patterns and textures” to “devices that helps us gain better control of our energy usage”. Smart home technology is already in existence, but it is only likely to get more advanced and become increasingly commonplace over the next thirty years.

 

What Will Be the Future of the Online Gambling Industry in North Carolina

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What Will Be the Future of the Online Gambling Industry in North Carolina

It may safely be said that gambling is one of the forms of entertainment that have greatly gained momentum in the past few years, more specifically, after the rise of the Internet. Still, the USA is one of the territories where this phenomenon is largely frowned upon by lawmakers. 

Regardless of the fact that some states have relaxed their grip on gambling, others keep on maintaining a firm stance, thus putting players and punters in a less favorable position. 

Since the states cannot be painted with the same brush, some people might find themselves all at sea while they are endeavoring to get an insight into the legal landscape. This rings true, especially when North Carolina is concerned as it continues to rank among the states that are intolerant when it comes to gambling. 

Legal Landscape in North Carolina

Currently, it does not seem that North Carolina is blazing a trail when it comes to online gambling due to the fact that there are already states that facilitate sports betting or playing casino games. Throughout the years, North Carolina has posed as one of the US states that keep on holding their conservative stance when gambling is concerned, which seems to be the case with a good deal of the other southern states where the laws, which have to do with gambling remain largely restrictive. 

Online gambling has already been integrated into the legislation of states like New Jersey, Las Vegas, and Delaware, among others, which is what some residents of North Carolina are also hoping for. 

Despite the fact that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 cleared the way for the establishment of brick-and-mortar casinos in Indian reservations, few steps have been taken into this direction. Still, what posed as an issue was that the tribes were compelled to reach an agreement with the government of the specific state, which greatly impeded their job. 

Interestingly enough, there are only two gambling corners on the territory of the state, which fall under the leadership of the Cherokee tribe. Initially, these two gaming venues featured solely slots and video poker games, which was certainly a far cry from a variety. A couple of years later, the scope of the operations of the casinos expanded as other types of games were also added into the mix. 

The amount of time it took the state to get down to selling lottery tickets might pose as an indication of the willingness of lawmakers to resist the expansion of gambling. It was not until 2005 when the state began sanctioning a government-run lottery, which positively leaves the state behind much of the other regions in the USA.

The gaming-related initiatives, which took place in the state are thin on the ground, especially when having in mind that certain sports betting activities were made legal earlier in 2019. North Carolina was preceded by the state of Tennessee, which also incorporated wagering on sports into its legal framework earlier this year.  This turns out to be a great breakthrough for people who enthuse over gambling and made many people believe that the authorities might turn out to be rather open-minded when it comes to future developments. 

That being said, after North Carolina gov approves sports gambling there have been growing concerns about how Native American tribes will be affected. According to a recent study, the state ranks 46th when it comes to gambling addiction.

As it seems, religion also has great sway in that state as there are large groups of people that expressed their disapproval of the legalization of the different forms of gambling quite strongly. 

The Future of Online Gambling in North Carolina

When having in mind the climate towards gambling in North Carolina, it is reasonable to expect that online gambling is outlawed. The truth to be told is that so far, the lawmakers have almost invariably had a dime view when gambling is concerned or at least, on paper. 

Of course, playing at any of the offshore gaming websites is always an option some people might wish to seize. There are various web-based casinos and sportsbooks that have opened their virtual doors for residents of the state who enjoy the thrill of wagering online. You can find all legal sites at www.supercasinosites.com. Still, players should always inspect such gaming venues with a fine-tooth comb so as to avoid ending up on a tight spot. 

The track record of the state does not show much willingness for change in terms of the legalization of online gambling, which is not that surprising, especially when having in mind the solidly set attitude residents of the state have towards gambling. Still, there is a slim chance that things will improve in the near future, which comes to the relief of punters and players. 

Despite the fact that at the moment, the state greatly lags behind most other US states, there are various factors, which can compel North Carolina to respond to the growing demand. Since online gambling sites are not a tough sell in various other territories, many residents of North Carolina hope that certain developments will be made in that environment too. 

At 84 Sue Misenheimer Remains Thankful For Nazareth Child & Family Connection

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At 84 Sue Misenheimer Remains Thankful For Nazareth Child & Family Connection

Sue Misenheimer was just 12 years old when she first walked on to the campus of Nazareth Children’s Home. It quickly became her forever home.

And we mean forever home. Seventy-three years later she sits on the board of directors for Nazareth Child & Family Connection and is a regular visitor to the campus that underwent a name change several years ago.

She, two brothers and a sister arrived in the summer of 1948 after the death of both parents over a 15-month period. She stayed until she graduated from Rockwell High School in 1952. Her three siblings all spent most of their childhoods at Nazareth.

It was their home, their family.

“I feel really fortunate to have lived here and I’m really appreciative of all that I got because it taught me everything,” Misenheimer said on a recent afternoon during a visit to the Nazareth campus.

“This is my home. When I first left (after high school graduation), my brother and sister were here, so I’d come back. And then I would come back and see whoever else I knew. Then I started working with the alumni for Fun Fest every summer. I’ve kept in touch with all my friends that I knew here, and I still do.”

Misenheimer’s mother died when she was 10 years old leaving her father with four children to raise. Fifteen months later the father died in a traumatic saw-mill accident. The children were doled out to aunts and uncles, a fact of life that didn’t sit well with the children. A happenstance visit from an insurance salesman though, helped the family reunite at Nazareth.

“One day an insurance salesman came by the house where I stayed, and of course when he knocked on the door, I answered. He said, ‘who do we have here?’ My aunt explained the situation to him, and he said, ‘I know just the place for you’ and explained about Nazareth to us.”

About a month later the four siblings were reunited at Nazareth, a family unit again.

“I don’t ever remember being nervous about coming here because I really wanted to come,” said Misenheimer, who remembers that there were about 50 residents living on campus when she arrived. “The reason I wanted to come was so I could have my brothers and sisters all tighter together with me.

“I remember lying in the bed that first night thinking ‘I wonder how this is going to be?’ When you come into something like this, it’s a big adjustment. I do remember getting homesick when I went to visit family. I was homesick for Nazareth. I do remember that. I don’t remember a single bad day where I wanted to go home.”

At the time the younger girls lived dormitory style, six to a room on the second floor of a building that housed the cafeteria on the first floor.

“We had 12 tables in the dining room and with staff and children we about had all those tables full most of the time because everybody came to eat together,” she remembers.

Residents had to help earn their keep, with housekeeping and farm chores being split between girls and boys.

“Oh, honey let me tell you about the chores. We had four crews (in her dormitory) four people on each shift. We had a cooking crew, a crew to set up tables and clean the dining room, we had a washing and ironing crew and the other was cleaning the hallways.

“The boys had to milk the cows and bring the milk up to the girls. And, of course we had to strain the milk and get it in the refrigerator and then we churned and made butter.”

Misenheimer attended school in Rockwell from the sixth grade through high school. “We all went together to Rockwell Elementary … you see then the high school and elementary school were all together, so I went there from the sixth grade until I graduated.”

Back-to-school shopping was a little different then for Misenheimer and the other residents.

“Now when we got ready for new clothes, we had a room that people would bring things in,” she remembered. “We would go to the hand-me-down closet and find something to wear … a new dress or whatever.

“When it came time for shoes, we went up to the shoe store in Salisbury on a bus. We’d all sit in a row (to try on shoes). We’d get two pair of shoes, one in the spring and one in the fall.”

Misenheimer graduated from Rockwell High School in the spring of 1952. A few days later, while visiting an aunt in China Grove, she got a call from Nazareth’s superintendent Thomas Moose.

“He called and wanted to know if I wanted to go to work. I said ‘yes, but where am I going?’ He had gotten me a job at Sunbeam Bakery in Salisbury. I was the secretary to the president. He said I didn’t need to interview. That was on a Wednesday and I had to be there Friday.”

She went back to Nazareth that day and packed her belongings. Twenty-four hours later Moose drove her to Salisbury.

“He took me to Salisbury to live with a girl that he had left there the year before. He didn’t even take my chest in the house. He just set it on the front porch and said, ‘here’s where you are going to be living.’ He gave me five dollars and said that would be enough until I got paid.”

Unbeknownst to Moose or the folks at Sunbeam, Misenheimer had applied for a job at a bank in Salisbury before graduation. Three months later the bank offered her a job.

“Working at a bank was what I really wanted to do. I hated to tell them at Sunbeam. They didn’t want me to leave. I don’t think I ever did convince them I wasn’t coming back. I went to work at the bank and stayed in banking the rest of my life.”

It was a busy year for Misenheimer. High school graduation in the spring, two new jobs by the fall and in December of 1952 she married her high school sweetheart Marvin Misenheimer. “We had the exact same GPA when we graduated,” she recalled with a smile.

They had two boys, Mark and Mike, who both remain in the area. Marvin passed away in 2010.

 She started as a bookkeeper at the bank in the fall of 1952 but was destined for much more in the banking industry. When she retired more than 30 years later after her youngest son graduated from college, she was a loan officer and the secretary of the bank’s board of directors.

Misenheimer’s retirement hasn’t really been a retirement. It’s been a life filled with family, friends and community service.

“I stay really busy. I’m never at home. People say they can’t ever find me home. Right now, I’ve taken on something new. I’m volunteering for hospice and visiting hospice patients in addition to my work at the church and with the board at Nazareth.”

And it is Nazareth, she says, that has been the key to a life of fulfilment.

“I owe everything to Nazareth. That’s where I was disciplined and learned to do the things I did,” she said. “When I left, I knew how to cook, and I knew how to clean and take care of a household. I was also taught how to work with others. When I went to work, it wasn’t hard for me to work with people, because I had always been around people.

“I feel really fortunate to have lived at Nazareth. And I’m really appreciative of all that I got because it taught me everything.”

 

Microsoft Announced $47.5 Million Expansion In NC – Creating Over 500 Jobs w/ $125k Avg Salary

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Microsoft Announced $47.5 Million Expansion In NC – Creating Over 500 Jobs w/ $125k Avg Salary

Microsoft has just announcement a massive $47.5 million expansion in North Carolina that will bring in hundreds of new jobs with an average salary of $125,354.

According to a press release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Microsoft’s new investment will create over 500 new jobs at their Wake County facility, mostly in software engineering and software development arenas.

“Companies like Microsoft continue to expand in North Carolina because they see us as the right fit for technology success. Skilled, diverse workers and strong infrastructure mean businesses are confident that expanding in our state is a good business decision,” said Governor Cooper.

This past October, Microsoft announced another major $23 million expansion in Charlotte that will create a total of 430 jobs.

The company currently employs about 2,000 people at several facilities across our state.

Applications Open for $15 Million in Grants to Expand Broadband Access in Rural NC

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Applications Open for $15 Million in Grants to Expand Broadband Access in Rural NC

Internet service providers and electric membership cooperatives can now apply for $15 million in state funding aimed at helping bring high-speed internet access to rural parts of North Carolina.

Authorized by the N.C. General Assembly and administered by the N.C. Department of Information Technology’s Broadband Infrastructure Office, the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant Program supports efforts by private internet service providers to deploy broadband infrastructure to the state’s 40 most economically distressed counties.

Applications for the 2019-2020 award period are being accepted from Dec. 16, 2019, to March 16, 2020. Information on how to apply can be found at https://www.ncbroadband.gov/greatgrant/.

“Broadband is integral to so many aspects of society – from education to healthcare to public safety to economic development – but too many areas across the state, particularly rural, still lack internet access,” said Eric Boyette, NCDIT secretary and state chief information officer. “The GREAT Grant program is one way to tackle this digital divide. I’m looking forward to seeing what providers come up with to ensure every North Carolinian has the broadband access necessary for the 21st century.”

In May 2019, the GREAT Grant Program awarded providers in 19 counties nearly $10 million to bring high-speed internet to more than 10,000 households, businesses, agricultural operations and community institutions, such as libraries, schools and hospitals.

Areas eligible for GREAT Grant funding are census blocks or portions of census blocks in Tier 1 counties – as designated by the N.C. Department of Commerce – that lack access to an internet service providing a minimum download speed of 10 megabits per second and a minimum upload speed of 1 megabit per second.

Charlotte-Area Malls Offering Extended Hours for Christmas

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Charlotte-Area Malls Offering Extended Hours for Christmas

All of the Charlotte-area malls will be offering special holiday hours to accommodate busy holiday shoppers.

In no particular order, here are all of the Charlotte area malls along with their special hours;

SouthPark Mall (Charlotte)
4400 Sharon Rd 

Saturday, Dec. 21:                                   8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 22:                                     10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 23:                                     9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve):         8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 25 (Christmas):           Closed
Thursday, Dec. 26:                                   8 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Concord Mills (Concord)
8111 Concord Mills Boulevard
Saturday, Dec. 21:                                   9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 22:                                     10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 23:                                     9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve):         8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 25 (Christmas):           Closed
Thursday, Dec. 26:                                   8 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Northlake Mall (Charlotte)
6801 Northlake Mall Drive
Saturday, Dec. 21:                                   9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 22:                                     10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 23:                                     9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve):         8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 25 (Christmas):           Closed
Thursday, Dec. 26:                                   9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Carolina Place (Pineville)
11025 Carolina Place Parkway
Saturday, Dec. 21:                                   8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 22:                                     9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 23:                                     9 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve):         8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 25 (Christmas):           Closed
Thursday, Dec. 26:                                   9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Charlotte Premium Outlets (Charlotte)
5404 New Fashion Way 

Saturday, Dec. 21:                                   8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 22:                                     10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 23:                                     9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve):         9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 25 (Christmas):           Closed
Thursday, Dec. 26:                                   8 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Eastridge Mall (Gastonia)
246 N New Hope Road

Saturday, Dec. 21:                                   8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 22:                                     7 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 23:                                     9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve):         7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 25 (Christmas):           Closed
Thursday, Dec. 26:                                   9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Merry Christmas everyone! 

CDC Announces Outbreak of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Infection From Puppies In The Carolinas

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CDC Announces Outbreak of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Infection From Puppies In The Carolinas

The CDC has just issued an outbreak notice for a potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria infection coming from puppies purchased from pet stores.

According to the alert, an outbreak of a multi-drug resistant strain of Campylobacter jejuni, a bacterial infection that can be fatal for young children or people with weak immune systems has now spread to a total of 13 states, including South Carolina.

The CDC notes that infected puppies and dogs can quickly make people sick, even if the animal appears to be healthy and clean.

They issued the following advice for pet owners:

  • Adults should supervise handwashing for young children.
  • If soap and water are not readily available, use hand sanitizer until you are able to wash your hands with soap and water.
  • Wash your hands after cleaning up urine (pee), feces (poop), or vomit from your puppy or dog. Clean up any pee, poop, or vomit inside the house immediately. Then disinfect the area using a water and bleach solution.
  • Don’t let dogs lick around your mouth and face.
  • Don’t let dogs lick your open wound or areas with broken skin.

Please help spread the word. 

Gaston County’s “Christmas Town USA” Ranked #2 Best Holiday Lights Display in America

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Gaston County’s “Christmas Town USA” Ranked #2 Best Holiday Lights Display in America

McAdenville, NC (aka ‘Christmas Town USA’) has just been ranked by USA Today as America’s #2 “Best Public Holiday Lights Display“.

The stunning 1.3-mile light display winds through Gaston County’s smallest town and features over half a million Christmas lights on over 375 trees (not counting what the residents themselves do).

Over 600,000 people visit in over 300,000 vehicles each year, creating huge traffic backups all along several exits on I-85.

USA Today describes McAdenville by saying:

McAdenville is nicknamed Christmas Town USA for a good reason. Every winter, this small town in North Carolina transforms into a festive, twinkling wonderland, dotted with thousands of lights, dramatic displays and a spirited Main Street. Hundreds of thousands of visitors come to Christmas Town USA every December to drive through the 1.3-mile-long route through breathtaking holiday displays. McAdenville’s Christmas Town tradition dates way back to the ‘50s.

McAdenville was ranked just one spot behind Bentleyville’s “Tour of Lights” in Minnesota and just ahead of the ‘Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill;

  1. Bentleyville “Tour of Lights” – Duluth, Minn.
  2. Christmas Town USA – McAdenville, N.C.
  3. Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill – Clifton Mill
  4. Bright Nights at Forest Park – Springfield, Mass.
  5. Festival of Lights – Riverside, Calif.
  6. Nights of Lights – St. Augustine, Fla.
  7. Holiday Light Show – Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
  8. Austin Trail of Lights – Austin
  9. Balboa Park December Nights – San Diego
  10. The Lights of Christmas Festival – Stanwood, Wash.

Do you think McAdenville should be ranked #1? 

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