HOLLAND, MI -- Picture this: the sparkle of twinkle lights hanging from wooden chalets pulls you in close enough to get a whiff of sausage rolls warming and potato leek soup steaming. You’re handed a warm mug of mulled wine as a you browse handcrafted wooden toys and ornaments before you’ll pulled away to admire fine furs fit for your dreamiest Après-ski-inspired outfit.

You don’t need a plane ticket to experience this.

Holland’s Kerstmarkt brings a European-style Christmas to the Lakeshore.

Now running for five weekends, this specialty market begins Friday, Nov. 21.

Kerstmarkt has been bringing holiday cheer for nearly three decades and earned national recognition along the way.

In 1997, the market started with just 10 booths in Centennial Park.

It’s grown to 45 rotating vendors lin

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