christmas on main street

After a two year absence, a family-friends holiday tradition is making its return to Utica.

Make plans to stroll through Christmas on Main Street for a magical weekend in Old Forge, New York.

Christmas is the time of giving and families, but it also has a darker side.

Not everyone was happy to see Santa and Mrs Claus at Christmas on Main Street, but it made for some great photos. If you took part in the Breakfast with Santa, see pictures from the day.

The annual Christmas on Main Street celebration at and Utica's Union Station officially kicked off the 2013 holiday season. The day began with breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Clause: some good hot cakes from McDonald's and delightful eggs and home fries from our hosts, the Trackside Restaurant...

Thank you for purchasing your tickets to "Breakfast with Stanta" at this year's Christmas on Main Street celebration. Both the 9AM and 10AM sessions of Breakfast on Saturday November 22 have SOLD OUT.

Santa arrives this Saturday at historic Union Station in Utica.  And the GE Elfuns and Christmas on Main Street Committee and volunteers have been hard at work preparing Bagg's Square for the celebration.  Check out some photo's of their preparations.

The last thing on the minds of children Christmas morning, is breakfast.  It's all about seeing what Santa left under the tree, then playing with the new toys you received.  Since breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it's important to get the kids to eat.  The tradition at our house was croissants and cinnamon rolls my mother had made the night before.

What are turkey joints?  For a moment we will step away from the journalistic creed of objectivity and describe them as "yummaciousness."

Decisions, decisions. There are so many that come with a Christmas celebration.