The Walleye Magazine

Keeping Traditions

-Adrian Lysenko

Whether it’s carolling, Elf on the Shelf, or ugly Christmas sweaters, holiday traditions are important. In our household, I’ve tried to keep traditions going from my family’s Ukrainian roots, but we’ve also developed new ones along the way—like watching The Grand Budapest Hotel on Christmas Eve (I have no idea how or why this started). I believe that traditions help form strong bonds between family, friends, and community. Plus, they give us a sense of belonging and help connect us to our history.

Here at The Walleye we’re big on traditions as well. For almost 10 years, every December we present our annual holiday gift guide. From the Trend Setter, Animal Lover, or Entertainer in your life, we share more than 70 gift ideas available locally. Plus, we’ve compiled a list of albums from local musicians and books from local authors that are perfect stocking stuffers. In addition, sommelier Jeannie Dubois provides some festive suggestions and cannabis columnist Justin Allec has some “season’s greenings” gift ideas.

Keeping with the holiday spirit, Kris Ketonen previews Barenaked Ladies’ Hometown Holidays concert, Chef Rachel Bayes serves up a delicious cranberry-orange pinwheel recipe perfect for your cookie exchange party, and Taylor Onski gets a sneak peek at Magnus Theatre’s production of Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol.

Also in our December issue, we go Eye to Eye with incoming mayor Ken Boshcoff, Wendy Wright takes a tour with the Lappe Vintage Snowmobile Club in The Enthusiasts, and Darren McChristie explores the wild ice on Lake Superior in our Outdoors section.

The December issue marks our 150th issue, as always, we owe our success to our team of dedicated and talented contributors and the support of our past and present advertisers. And of course, a special thanks to our readers, who support the individuals, organizations, and businesses featured in the magazine.

So no matter what your traditions are, I wish you Happy Holidays and all the best for 2023!

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