Bentleyville Wins USA Today Best Holiday Lights Display Contest
USA Today has announced the results of their 10Best Public Holiday Lights Display contest and our hometown favorite has come out on top.
The Bentleyville Tour Of Lights was voted the winner in the contest, which is determined by popular vote. This is how USA today described Bentleyville:
Bentlleyville "Tour of Lights," America’s largest free walk-through lights display, invites visitors to walk amid more than 5 million lights spread across a 20-acre park on the shores of Lake Superior. Guests can get their photo taken with Rudolph, visit with Santa and enjoy free cocoa, cookies, roasted marshmallows and popcorn.
Of course, we know all the hard work and dedication that goes into making Bentleyville a favorite every year and how well deserved this honor is.
Here are the top 10 finishers in the contest:
- Bentleyville “Tour of Lights” - Duluth, Minn.
- Christmas Town USA - McAdenville, N.C.
- Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill - Clifton Mill
- Bright Nights at Forest Park - Springfield, Mass.
- Festival of Lights - Riverside, Calif.
- Nights of Lights - St. Augustine, Fla.
- Holiday Light Show - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
- Austin Trail of Lights - Austin
- Balboa Park December Nights - San Diego
- The Lights of Christmas Festival - Stanwood, Wash.