Christmas Boulevard — Attraction in Berwick

As a child, growing up in Lancaster County, we would come to Berwick every Christmas to visit family and we never missed the beautiful, slow crawl through twinkling (and non-profit with all volunteer workers) "Christmas Blvd." I was thrilled with the many lights and hand-painted cut-outs, but especially with the animated displays. My favorite of course was Santa handing out the Wise potato chips! Most people go up one side and come back down the other side of the Blvd. From bad weather and, unfortunately, vandalism, there seems to be fewer displays now but it is still so fun. (They sure could use some donations to keep going!)

Now I live only a few blocks away and over the years have had many people come to visit the Boulevard. Sadly, my Christmas Blvd. fanatic "bestie," Mary from FL, just passed away and my husband is in a nursing home, so I will do the crawl alone this year in their honor.

Also, be aware that there are limited "cross-overs" of the Blvd during these weeks (9th & 16th Sts.). During the days just before Christmas there is sometimes a very long line of cars tying up surrounding roads, so come a few days earlier, if possible. It's worth any wait!

One more thing, don't miss the gorgeous old mansion just down Market Street near the start of the Boulevard where the Berwick Historical Society is now located. They give tours of the beautifully-decorated Victorian mansion with volunteers dressed in period clothing during Christmas. But reserve...

Not what I remember as a child. Not sure if it has changed or if my memory is terrible. There are barely any lights. It's mostly thrift store dolls and mannequins in boxes with each block having a different theme. I will say it is very unique and not in a good way.

The traffic is the absolute worst. Moved so painfully slow. It took us an hour from start to finish and that doesn't include the 45 minutes waiting to get in. Skip this and go to joy through the grove or candy cane lane in Williamsport if you're looking for a...

The lights are great, it's getting there that's a problem.

I'm not sure who was in charge of traffic but, it was a joke, dangerous and a pure shame. If it was local fire police, you failed miserably at doing your job.

I know the PD is busy but when there is an influx of traffic the task should be given to some competent individuals instead of the blue lighters.

More help, training and want to do better will only benefit Berwick when people...