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BELLAIRE
by MyNorth
SHOP LOCAL Sing fa-la-la as you shop on Bridge Street: browse vintage finds and home décor at The Flying Pig, stock up on gourmet blends for holiday cooking at The Spice & Tea Exchange and delight in fabulously festive cookies at Ruthann’s Gourmet Bakery.
MAKE MERRY Short’s Brewing Company, Mammoth Distilling, Hello Vino and Bee Well Mead & Cider share a block on Bridge Street. Find bottles to gift and serve, then toast the season with friends. (Mammoth Distilling’s coffee liqueur makes a particularly good Holiday Hummer. Get the recipe: link.mynorth.com/hummer)
SANTA’S SECRET Give the gift of adventure. Shanty Creek Resort’s Schuss Mountain has 42 runs and three terrain parks, but if skiing and snowboarding aren’t your thing, there’s still a whole lot of fun to be had, including snowshoeing, fat biking, even dogsledding. The afterglow: Grab a fireside seat beside Base Camp, the resort’s food truck. shantycreek.com
WINTER WONDERLAND Rent fat bikes from Paddles & Pedals, and check out the groomed trails (about 8 miles) at Glacial Hills Pathway & Natural Area. The Vandermark and Eckhardt trailheads are plowed for access, and the natural area’s additional 20-plus miles of ungroomed trails are open to hiking, snowshoeing and back-country skiing. glacialhillstrails.org
HOLIDAY EVENTS Nov. 5 Holiday Gift Fair at Shanty Creek Resorts Nov. 26 Lighting Up the Inn Open House at Applesauce Inn Bed and Breakfast Dec. 3 Light Up the Night
photo courtesy of Bellaire Chamber of Commerce
Bellaire lights up during the holidays, literally. Local businesses string hundreds of glowing strands across storefronts in time to welcome Santa to town during the annual Light Up the Night parade.
by CARLY SIMPSON
