A place to check out some of the Christmas

lights in Crosby Township Ohio!

This year we had 30,451 lights glowing in Crosby Township.

Crosby Township is a quiet little community nestled in a little corner of Southwestern Ohio.  Many of the residents here enjoy decorating their homes for the Christmas season for all to see.   

I will always remember my days as a kid in the late 50's/early 60's, when we would go for a ride to check out the lights.  The Rack brothers on North Bend Road in Monfort Heights were always the best. They lived down the road from each other and it always looked as though they were competing with each other. Of course there were many others, but I always wanted to compete with those guys.  They seemed to set the bar, and they always set it high.

Now it's our turn!  My wife and I want to pass it on.  Since we have been doing this for the last thirty years it has always been a joy to see the cars slowing down to get a look.  For some reason, no matter what the weather is like, It seems you always have to put the car windows down to get a better look.  That is when you can hear the squeals of delight from the young and old alike.  That is when you know you did a good thing.  That is when you relive your childhood.

At our previous home we were lucky to get 7,000 to 8,000 lights up due to space restrictions.  When we moved to a bigger location in 2004 the first thing I did was install four dedicated 20 amp outlets on the outside of the house. This gave us the capability to install 20,000 lights.  This was in addition to the existing outside electric outlets.  We also have another meter attached to one of the barns which can accommodate another 20,000 lights. Maybe some day I will put it all to use.

We enjoy putting them up as much as others enjoy seeing them.  We will

continue to do so as long as we possibly can.

 

Here are some of the photos from our previous displays

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10753 Oxford Rd just outside of Harrison Ohio

Last year we got behind due to my short hospital stay. The Nativity scene was not erected, I hate that, however we were able to have almost 20,000 lights glowing.  This year we hope to be able to get back to our usual 30,000+ lights.   We are nowhere near the 150,000+ light displays seen around the area, but for being a two person operation, I am happy with what we get done.

One of our Cubs comes in handy transporting some of the many decorations to their location to be set up.   The pine tree finally got too big to decorate from the ground.  With the help of the old Farmall "H" and the bucket lift I got those lights right to the top.  This is an older photo.  The tree has gotten so tall I can no longer reach the top with the lift.   We even had Santa and Mrs. Claus stop by for a visit with local kids.

Be Creative   Anyone out looking at lights likes too see new ideas and different types of displays. Being creative makes a difference in a display.	Some Assembly Required   Wow, How many times have we seen that statement on product packaging!  A good display is no different.
What's New   I always felt there was something missing on the Nativity scene.  This year I found some old split rail fence that had the posts rotted off at ground level.  I drove standard posts in the ground and tied the split rail post to those then slit the rails in.  it gave the display a new dimension and the fence will be easy to remove and store for next year.	Video Show     Want to see the whole display but you can't get here?   Not to worry, the entire scene has been recorded and set to music!  The video is from a few years ago so some things have changed but you will get a good idea of how it looks.

 

With so many lights, how do we ever keep count?

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