Holiday Train draws large crowds in Lansing and New Albin on cold night ...

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train returned to both Lansing and New Albin this year, with this year's musical performers playing full shows at both locations Thursday evening, December 7. As evident in the surrounding photos, attendance at both events was strong, despite the cold temperatures that gripped the area that evening. This year's musical performers included country music artists Terri Clark (pictured above), Dallas Smith (in check presentation photo) and Kelly Prescott, and Santa Claus also made an appearance. Monetary and non-perishable food donations from attendees in Lansing benefited the Allamakee County Food Shelf, with a total of 1,073 pounds of food and $736 being donated, in addition to the $4,000 donation made to the Allamakee County Food Shelf by Canadian Pacific. The Way Station in New Albin was the benefactor of all the donated proceeds from the New Albin location, where 825 pounds of food as well as monetary donations were gathered, all in addition to a $2,500 donation by Canadian Pacific, with that donation being presented and accepted in the photo directly at center by (left to right) country music performer Dallas Smith, Way Station Board President Allen Meiners, New Albin Improvement League (NAIL) Co-Chairperson Alexie Grotegut and New Albin Mayor Josh Dreps. Additional events and activities also took place at each location as part of the celebration. Lansing location photos were taken by Julie Berg-Raymond and New Albin location photos were taken by Lori Darling.

Additional photos available in the December 13, 2017 edition of The Standard. Pick up this week's print edition or subscribe to our e-edition by clicking here.