MAKE IT THE HEIGHTS!
Taking the Christmas Walk
celebration in Peoria Heights
literally could tire a person
out. It includes Peoria Heights
merchants from War Memorial
Drive up Prospect Road to Glen
Avenue, with stores on all the
side streets also involved.
But all those merchants are
anxious to see customers on
Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to
5
p.m. regardless of how they get
their, said Pat Drake, president
of the Peoria Heights Chamber of
Commerce.
“
It is a long and enduring
celebration that merchants and
customers and the kids all look
forward to every year,” Drake
said of the 32nd annual event.
Stores in the Heights will have
special deals that day while wel-
coming customers, she added.
Santa and Mrs. Claus will
join Little Miss Duryea at Peoria
Heights Flowers during the day
and folks may choose to get
around on carriage rides.
But that isn’t the only thing
happening in Peoria Heights
that day, said Drake, who also is
co-owner of Sassy Lady in Peoria
Heights. At 4:45 p.m. a Christmas
songfest will begin in Tower
Park, followed an hour later by
the annual Christmas tree light-
ing celebration.
“
That is always a special
event,” she added.
A week later, on Dec. 8, an
event unique to Peoria Heights, at
least in central Illinois, will bring
patrons back to the stores in the
village. It’s the annual Choco-
late in the Heights event where
participating stores have different
types of chocolates to share with
customers as well as different
products, she said.
“
Chocolate in the Heights is be-
coming increasingly popular every
year. It’s just a fun thing. I mean,
you can run around all day shop-
ping and eating chocolate. Who
wouldn’t love that?” she asked.
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