Which Longboat homes dazzle the most with holiday lights?
Lit-up houses on Longboat Key may take some sleuthing to find, but several homeowners embraced the holiday season with their festive decorations this year.
This house on the corner of Wedge Lane and Bogey Lane takes the cake for one of the most colorfully decorated homes on Longboat Key this season.
Photo by Dana Kampa
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'Tis the season for chowing down on sugar cookies, sipping on hot cocoa, singing carols and checking out some of the best-decorated houses in the area.
Those seeking out holiday lights may need to do some hunting to find glittering lights on Longboat, St. Armands and Bird keys. But we pounded Gulf of Mexico Drive, beat the bushes of Broadway Street and strolled Boulevard of the Presidents to find the more eye-catching displays this year.
If you have additional favorite places to admire the lights of the season across the island, let us know.
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Several Bird Key homes participated in holiday home decorating, including the one at 125 N. Warbler Lane that featured some of the tallest lights this year.
Photo by Dana Kampa
A glowing reindeer keeps watch in the night for the houses surrounding the cul-de-sac at the end of Evergreen Way.
Photo by Dana Kampa
While evergreens may be the tree of choice for decorating elsewhere in the county, palms are essential to decorating on Bird Key, including out front of 343 Bob White Way. A full moon adds to the glow.
Photo by Dana Kampa
A beautiful candy cane lane lines the footpath of the house on the corner of Bird Key Drive and W. Royal Flamingo Drive.
Photo by Dana Kampa
This house at 621 Buttonwood Drive wins the award for cutest snowman decoration this holiday season.
Photo by Dana Kampa
This St. Armands Key home glows with holiday spirit on the corner of S. Washington Drive and John Ringling Blvd.
Photo by Dana Kampa
96 S. Washington Blvd. brings classic holiday charm to St. Armands Circle this season.
Photo by Dana Kampa
572 Halyard Lane brings a stately twinkle to the neighborhood with its holiday lights.
Photo by Dana Kampa
Simple yet classy red and green lights illuminate this home in the Bogey Lane neighborhood.
Photo by Dana Kampa
604 Buttonwood Drive joins in the holiday fun with a colorful light display, complete with a pair of deer.
Dana Kampa is the Longboat Key neighbors reporter for the Observer. She first ventured into journalism in her home state of Wisconsin, going on to report community stories everywhere from the snowy mountains of Washington State to the sunny shores of the Caribbean. She has been a writer and photographer for more than a decade, covering what matters most to readers.
