Holiday Lights
Idaho Spokesman-Review readers say the best Christmas light displays can be seen in the following locations:
Best Hill Meadows neighborhood - Best Ave. east of 15th St.
Pinehill Drive area - East of 15th St., off Thomas Lane; “Candy Cane Lane” and “Winter Wonderland” neighborhood effort.
2934 Ninth St. - House and full yard display.
3400 block of 15th St. - House and full yard display.
North Idaho Community Express - Free 20 minute bus tour of community lighting displays, Dec. 19 beginning at 5 p.m. at the Silver Lake Mall.
The Coeur d’Alene Resort - World’s largest floating holiday light show, nightly lake cruises available.
Coeur d’Alene Place neighborhood - Dalton Ave. west of Ramsey Road.
Making Waves Beauty Salon - 16805 E. Lime Kiln Road, Bayview; lights and Christmas tree.
Captain’s Wheel Resort, Bayview - Santa and assorted light display.
Hot Rod Cafe - Seltice Way in Post Falls. Assorted light display.
Woodland Meadows area - Hayden, especially Maple St.
W. 3478 Hayden Ave. - About two miles west of U.S. Highway 95, horseshoe driveway, will give out candy canes until Christmas Eve.
1601 Pennsylvania Ave. - Includes Santa and his sleigh with reindeer in the yard making their way to the rooftop.
North Idaho
Winjum Meadows neighborhood - Bonners Ferry. Turn right off of U.S. Highway 95 at milepost 505, continue short distance to Dallas Lane. House and full yard display. Includes Santa, Nativity scene, wildlife figures and poinsettias.
North Country Department Store - Timberline Mall in Priest River on the Albeni Highway. Nutcracker and moving animated characters display.
Spokane Valley
14822 E. Belle Terre - Beautiful, handmade yard ornaments and scenes, house completely illuminated.
2006 S. Fawn Drive - Lights, candy canes, Frosty the Snowman, manger scene, soldiers.
9611 E. Dalton - Snowman, tree, Santa, reindeer.
Park Road north (north of Trent) - Cyclone fence around house completely decorated, strings of lights from the center of house out to several trees.
11916 E. 40th - Themes include Snow White and Seven Dwarfs and Looney Tunes, as well as nativity scene.
10511 E. Day, Mt. Spokane Rd. - Candy cane fences, carolers, lighted deer and trees.
Kildea and Wellesley - Waving Santa, homemade figurines.
1722 S. Bettman - More than 15,000 lights, 100 light sculptures, flying angels, waving snowman, life-sized nativity scene.
519 S. McDonald - Santa and sleigh with reindeer on roof, manger scene, 6-foot carolers, toy shop with elves, elves decorating big pine tree, toyland express train to toy shop, candy canes lining yard, 6-foot snow family.
1416 N. Vista
4600 N. Stevens Court - Lighted figurines.
7000 N. Standard
12600 E. Lenora
12400 E. Skyview
3828 E. 13th - Yard art, stars.
15200 E. 21st
15200 E. 24th
12500 and 15500 E. 25th
12400-12900 and 13600 E. 27th
12600 and 14200 E. 31st
15100 E. Shelly Court
3000 S. Mamer
2600 S. Cherry
12820 E. Maxwell
2800 S. Sunny Brook
2300 S. Calvin
4213 N. Best - Santa in phone booth, reindeer waiting outside, lighted pole tree, 6-foot candy canes, animated figures.
2700 S. Adams
2700 S. Timber Lane
2700 S. Cheryl Court
1000 S. Blake
14600 E. 12th
3500 S. Bowdish
11300 E. 37th
2300 S. University
10700 and 10800 E. 20th - Many automated items surrounding homes with lights.
1600 N. Potomac Lane
7300 E. 11th
1800 S. Betteman
3919 N. Lynden
1600 S. Rocky Ridge
6900 E. Welle
1488 Belle Terre Road