From the WSJ Real Estate Archives

Homes in Towns
With Christmas Spirit

by Sheree R. Curry
From The Wall Street Journal Online
December 23, 2005

Any of the 76.5% of Americans who are Christian who wish they could spread Christmas cheer all year, could do just that in a town that epitomizes the spirit year round. Here are three homes in such towns.

  • Christmas, Mich.
  • North Pole, Alaska
  • Bethlehem, Pa.

PLACE/PRICE: Christmas, Mich./$545,000

PROPERTY TAX*: $2,498 per year

THE PROPERTY: 4 bedrooms, 2 baths built in 1997

DESCRIPTION: This 2,668-square-foot log home on 10 acres on Lake Superior has a stone fireplace and a curly maple staircase in the living room. There are two 2-car garages, one with an apartment above.

NOTABLE: This Christmas-themed village in the Upper Peninsula is home to a 33-foot tall plywood Santa. A live Santa is at Santa's Workshop every Sunday for 10 months. One can order personalized letters from Santa to be mailed to a child.

Note: *Current owner's payment

Sources: adherents.com, century21primerealty.com, santas-workshop-christmas.com, mikevansickle.com, northpolealaska.com, longandfoster.com, bethlehem.info

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