🌱 Patch AM: Have you driven past Plymouth’s 45,000-light show on Larch Lane yet?

Morning Plymouth! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Have you driven past Plymouth’s 45,000-light show on Larch Lane yet?
• How much snow have northwest suburbs, including Plymouth, really seen so far?

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 28 and low of -1 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 26, low: 14.
• Monday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 39 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A little something wicked, a little something Christmas: Plymouth Lights on Larch provides (hometownsource.com) — A Plymouth couple’s home at 5210 Larch Lane North has become a beloved neighborhood destination, with 45,000 synchronized Christmas lights set to a custom playlist you can tune into from your car. The family-run “Lights on Larch” show runs nightly through the season, drawing seniors, families, and kids who come for music, candy canes, and a free, festive outing.
   

• Early Snowfall Brings Much-Needed Sales Boost to Osseo Motorsports Shop (ccxmedia.org) — Early-season snow is giving a sales boost to Heinen Motorsports in nearby Osseo, and Plymouth is listed among the northwest suburbs seeing typical snowfall so far. A New Hope weather observer reports about 17 inches this season, roughly average, and expects a more normal winter than last year. Local riders and gift-buyers are snapping up snowmobiles, especially kids’ models.
   

📸 Around Plymouth

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Maple Grove Christmas Craft and Gift Show
  Maple Grove Community Center , 12951 Weaver Lake Rd , Maple Grove
  9:30 am
• Family Storytime
  Webber Park Community Library , 4310 Webber Parkway , Minneapolis
  10:30 am
• English Conversation Circle
  North Regional Community Library , 1315 Lowry Avenue North , Minneapolis
  11:00 am
• A Christmas Carol...More or Less
  Yellow Tree Theatre , 320 5th Ave SE , Osseo
  2:00 pm
• Winter Waterland
  Brooklyn Center Community Center , 6301 Shingle Creek Pkwy , Brooklyn Center
  5:00 pm
• Solo Performance - Public
  Wicked Wort Brewing Company , 4165 W Broadway , Robbinsdale
  6:30 pm
• Nutcracker — Metropolitan Ballet
  Hopkins High School , 2400 Royals Dr , Minnetonka
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Merry & Bright: Yoga + Coffee Delight
  OMNI Brewery & Taproom - Maple Grove , 9462 Deerwood Ln N , Maple Grove
  9:00 am
• Lord Fletcher's Santa Brunch w/ Dog Sleds!
  Lord Fletcher's Old Lake Lodge , 3746 Sunset Dr , Spring Park
  9:30 am
• Elf The Musical JR
  Stages Theatre Company , 1111 Mainstreet , Hopkins
  1:00 pm
• Jesus Christ Superstar
  Ordway Center for the Performing Arts , 345 Washington St , St Paul
  1:30 pm
• Read With an Animal
  Saint Louis Park Library , 3240 Library Lane , St. Louis Park
  2:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Just seeing if this Calico belongs to someone?
  We live on 23rd ave and West Medicine Lake Drive. It will stay in our cat house off and on and wait until morning if there is no food in the bowl. He… (Nextdoor West Medicine Lake)
• Anyone missing a grey cat?
  Saw this guy running around behind the houses at 46th Ave and Trenton Circle. No collar. Hope he finds his way home (Nextdoor Zachary Park North)

🗞 Nearby News

New Hope

• Local photographer hits the streets for unique gallery (hometownsource.com)
• Wayzata, Plymouth calendar for Dec. 18-25 (hometownsource.com)
• Council Member Koski: ‘Escalating Harassment' Behind Exit From Mpls Politics (racketmn.com)

Wayzata

• Mother-Daughter Duo Revitalizes Golden Valley Clothing Store (ccxmedia.org)
• Giving the gift of gaming (kare11.com)
• Golden Valley hires architecture firm to lead Civic Center Campus planning (hometownsource.com)

Minneapolis

Ok Plymouth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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