News : Koopman light display continues northwest of Vinton

It's not a secret! Santa welcomes visitors to Koopman's light display again, in its 50th year!

Santas pulling Rudolph on a sleigh are part of the Kersten/Koopman light display in its 50th year.

As Heidi Koopman marks the 50th year since her father, Larry Kersten, first put a moving decorated light in their yard on the Mount Auburn Blacktop, the light display looks as fresh as ever. We took some close-up photos of many of the lights and mechanical displays a few weeks ago.

To get to the lights, travel north on 218, then turn right on V61 (Mount Auburn Blacktop) and travel about 4 miles. The lights go on at dusk and stay on until 9 p.m. on weekdays and 10 p.m. on weekends. There is also a box for donations (commonly known as "Shorty" the giraffe).

See more photos HERE.

See a previous story about Larry Kersten's inspiration and how the display survived the 2011 wind storm HERE.