Candy Cane Lane will open Friday

Superior's Candy Cane Lane will open at 6 p.m., Friday, at Lincoln Park.

The Candy Cane Lane organization volunteers have been at work since the beginning of November to prepare for the annual light and display show.

Candy Canes, bearing the names of deceased members of the community, line the entrance to the park.

The Gingerbread House is located at the east entrance to the park. It is here that visitors enter the display area.

Candy Cane Lane is open from 6 to 9 p.m. nightly. On nights when there are school activities, the park will be open later. The final night of the show is Dec. 31. Donations are accepted to help offset the cost of electricity and to add future displays.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will no activities at the Scout Cabin. In years past, refreshments and hay rides have been available.

Visitors are asked to tune their vehicle radios to 88.5 FM to access the music program that accompanies the light show.

The displays have grown in number and complexity over the years. When the displays were in their early years, two power poles, with meters, were sufficient for the whole display area. The area now boasts seven power poles. Another big change is the transition to LED lights. These lights are energy efficient and much brighter than the traditional lights. When the old lights burn out or are replaced, LED lights are installed.

Candy Cane Lane would not be successful without its volunteers. They do the physical work of setting up and breaking down the displays, fund raising and organizing the set-up of Candy Cane Lane.

One of the highlights of the display is the lighted tunnel. Workers from the Superior plant of Quality Red-D-Mix Concrete assist in raising and lowering the tunnel after lights are installed and when it is taken down. Holcim Cement allows the group to store their semi-trailers filled with lights and displays on its grounds. The City of Superior Parks Department shares a storage building with the group. Volunteers string the lights and set up the many displays both large and small. It is a gargantuan effort but they work through all hours of the day and night to see it through to completion.

The group also accepts donations of LED lights.

Home Federal Bank of Superior has a mail box located at the Y in the road. School age children may deposit their letters to Santa in the box.

New electric outlets have been installed on the northwest side of the park.

Everyone is invited to tour this winter wonderland which signals the official start of the holiday season in Nuckolls County. Volunteers are welcome to assist with the break down of displays on Jan. 1.