Lakewood Ranch Main Street fills with holiday cheer
Community Activities held its annual Holidays around the Ranch Friday.
By
Jessica Salmond
| 7:02 p.m. December 11, 2015
East County
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Horse-drawn carriage rides, (almost) ice skating and carolling provided lots of fun for families at the annual Holidays around the Ranch event.
The public event held Friday, Dec. 11, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street drew hundreds of local residents to enjoy time with family and visit booths and shops on Main Street. Children could ride a train, decorate cookies or meet Santa. The Dickens Carolers, a singing group out of Tampa, travelled to the event to sing carols, in which many visitors joined.
Lakewood Ranch kids Devin Raines, left, finishes up his cookie while Alexa Thornton, right, takes a bite. "It's good!" she said.
Premier Sports Campus workers Andres Green, Emily Allen and Bryce Nicholas with Cranky
Bruce Baldwin, an event volunteer, helps Chloe Rowe of Lakewood Ranch cruise around the "ice rink."
Carter Pratt of Sarasota finishes decorating a cookie.
Cody Conway of Lakewood Ranch gets a snowman by Akiko Campell.
The Tampa Bay Dickens Carolers, Greg Kalil, Donna Graybill, Jennifer Kinsey and David Veit, sang holiday tunes for the crowd.
Panther Ridge resident Hector Tobar brought his Ellenton nieces, Sarah and Teegan Monahan, to Holidays around the Ranch.
Bradenton residents Jaelynn Clark and Sarah and Matthew Davison
Lakewood Ranch residents LeRoy Smith and Dave Trick man the volunteer sign in area. Smith at first blamed his wife for making him volunteer, but he was joking — "We like volunteering," he said.
Rosita and Dave Haas of Lakewood Ranch with Jazmine and Rocky, a daughter and father pair of dobermans.
Sean and Brayden Gast of Lakewood Ranch get ready for a train ride around the circle.
Sarasota resident Shelly Bishop helps up her son, Gabriel, as he navigates the perilous "ice" rink.
Sneha Boda helps her daughter, Sanvi, decorate a cookie. The Bodas are from Michigan and came to Lakewood Ranch to visit family.
