12/03/2023
We just finished our 23rd participation in "Little Town of Lights", held each first Saturday night in December, here in Cedarville, Ohio. For 3 hours, this "small-town America" village of 4,000 people is transformed into a sort of "Whoville". Shops are open late, tasty goodies are offered, there are live animals on display (reindeer this year!), fund-raising auctions for the churches that support the Village "Food Pantry", and much more!
Here at our independent hotel, Hearthstone Inn & Suites (Cedarville, Ohio), we annually give out Krispy Kreme donuts and hot cocoa. Given this year's mild weather at 45-50 degrees F, the crowds REALLY came out! 45 dozen blasted through in 90 minutes....we ran out of donuts, even though we got 10 more dozen than 2022! Maybe we should just rent a Krispy Kreme conveyor-belt oven next year....