The author of MN's definitive guide to holiday lights on the state's best displays
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When it comes to holiday light displays, there's a big difference between being your neighborhood’s Clark Griswold — and being your neighborhood's Grinch.
Mike Marcotte has seen it all. He’s a television producer in the Twin Cities at KSTP-TV, and he also runs the website GiveMeTheMike.com — where he has published his fifth annual Minnesota Holiday Lights Display Guide.
Marcotte joined host Cathy Wurzer to share the lowdown on the best holiday light displays in the state — and what makes for a great holiday light display (in his humble opinion):
Synchronized music
Blow molds
New-age LED lights
Have a grand holiday light display at your home that you want to share with the world? Send Minnesota Now a photo at minnesotanow@mpr.org, or tweet Cathy a pic @CathyWurzer.
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