Midnight Madness

Early each December, on a Friday night, Fairmont has an event "Midnight Madness" where many of the shops on Downtown Plaza stay open late and have cookies and cider or such. And in the stores people can register for a drawing for a gift box. As I recall you had to be present to claim it and the drawing is held, of course, at midnight. This is all another holiday shopping promotion. But the last few years there has also been Gerry and his horse drawn trolley giving rides, starting supposedly at 8:00 PM (it seems there is always a late start) and going until a bit before midnight or when the ridership drops and there is no point in continuing. This year jmaynard and I went to see and ride.

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