The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival (Images of America: Illinois)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (686 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738561843 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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One of the street's most famous events is the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, themagnificentmile and this year the festival is honored with its very own book. The new book by author Ellen Farrar of the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association (GNMAA) includes dozens of photos. The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival special will kick off with an exciting 150 person extravaganza featuring the Emerald City Theatre and the high stepping South Shore Drill Team performing an original holiday number created by Disney musical artist
Over the years, this line of visionary Chicagoans recognized the avenue’s potential and committed to making North Michigan Avenue a world-class street with world-class holiday traditions. Millions more watch the televised broadcast. The development of North Michigan Avenue, known in its humble early days as Pine Street, and the creation of its holiday and tree-lighting traditions are largely attributed to a dedicated group of entrepreneurs and business leaders, known as the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association. Today the illumination of this world-famous avenue with more than one million white lights is considered by many the official start of the holiday season. Chicago’s North Michigan Avenue, known as The Magnificent Mile®, has a long and rich tradition of celebrating the holiday season in grand style. It is one of the great avenues of the world, offering one of the most iconic holiday images when it is aglow.. The North Michigan Avenue district now features 56 hotels, 275 restaurants, 460 retail locations, and numerous educational, cultural, and health care institutionsand more than 18 million visitors annually. The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival® draws some one million visitors each November
Farrar is vice president, marketing and communications, for the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association, a membership-driven business and advocacy organization serving The Magnificent Mile® community. . Ellen S