The display in John Wilson Park in the heart of Safety Harbor. A wonderful gazebo sits near this tree that various events are held in.
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Here’s Swampy with a new offering from Krispy Kreme: a doughnut snowman.
A big difference is a remodeling in the store that occurred last July. The display cases and booths were entirely replaced. The movable table and chairs seen here replaced the booths.
This was a tough one! Two vied for the spot. Both locally owned and operated – again!
The Swampy Christmas winner this time is the independently owned sports store, ‘Sports Corner’. The oddly yellow tree with ornaments depicting many sports teams, a string of lights and a Pittsburgh Steelers cap to cap the tree, this window display stands out from other decorations in the mall. The floor to ceiling glass front is framed in Christmas lights, too.
Coming in second place is ‘Lee Nails and Spa’ with the only religious scene found in any of the stores in all the malls visited. The manger scene is all hand assembled with lights and frantic bundling the scene. The only drawback is that the scenes are for sale. They aren’t quite decorations as much as sale items.
This continues the trend of all Swampy winners being locally owned and able to decorate their stores for Christmas.
Swampy along the Christmas lit Canal Street in New Smyrna Beach.
Swampy takes a half mile stroll through Erna Nixon Park near Melbourne. This park holds the wonders of pine flat woods and wetlands along a natural and boardwalk trail. There is also a butterfly garden.
