Written by After teasing that he was going to invite Councilman King Parker up to the microphone to sing us some tunes instead of flipping on the lights, Mayor Denis Law, joined by children, lead that crowd in the Ivars clam lights countdown last night. At the end of the countdown …after a brief pause… hundreds of thousands of lights illuminated the darkness over Coulon Park.
Within minutes, a flotilla of sparkling holiday ships from the Rainier Yacht club paraded by the docks of the park. Docks and ships were both covered with spectators.
Carolers sang in the main picnic shelter around a cozy fire, and visitors embarked on horse-drawn carriage rides. It was a perfect night at the park.
It was also a fun venue for snapping pictures of friends and lights.
Mayor Denis Law leads the countdown to turn on the lights
Boy it looked different 2 hours earlier.
Went to Ivars for dinner then took a quick walk through the darkened park (had to be elsewhere when the lights came on). Will have to come back at a later date to enjoy the lights.
Dave