Spencer Gallup, 9, center right, is the recipient of a secret told by his friend, Aaron Krajicek, 9, right, while the pair nab free cookies.
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Brooke Guyton, 6, of Sylvania, pauses while thinking what to ask Santa for Christmas while visiting with him ( played by Cameron Hall) and Mrs. Claus (Sandy Guerrero).
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Children and their parents lined Main Street in Sylvania to welcome Santa as he arrived by a horse-drawn wagon.
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Santa, played by Cameron Hall, waves to an assembled crowd of several hundred people.
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While listening to the McCord Junior High Choir, Joshua Sprenger, 5, looks over his shoulder in the direction Santa was expected to come from.
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Pei Chou, of Sylvania, right, leads her daughter, Karen, 2, into the line to visit Santa.
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Karen Keebler, of North Toledo, center, gives educational lectures about the log cabin in Sylvania's Historical Village to visitors.
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While blacksmith Matt Tucker, of Clayton, Mich., center, demonstrates his trade, Luke Tucker, 6, of Sylvania, center, joins several other boys in investigating a few of Tucker's implements.
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Santa, played by Cameron Hall, and Mrs. Claus, played by Sandy Guerrero, wave to children as they make their way from downtown Sylvania to the Historical Village.
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Jim Row, of Sylvania, holds his son Victor, 5 months, while the pair listen to Christmas songs performed by the McCord Junior High Choir.
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Lilana Jordyan Love Cowell, 4, of West Toledo, grabs the pink bike she won in a raffle.
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Andrew Sponseller, of Sylvania, held his step-daughter Madison, 6, center, while she and other children react to the announcement of the arrival of Santa.
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Jackson Prange, 6, of Sylvania, center right, and his mother Judy, right, greet Santa after he arrives.
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