 if you were in downtown Bemidji today, you may have noticed that it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Well, not weather wise, but light wise. The installation of 165,000 lights began this afternoon. Crews will spend the next month and a half installing the lights in Paul Bunyan Park and also Library Park. Also returning after a five year hiatus are the lights for downtown Bemidji's trees, which were made possible through fundraising. Each year we have to do extensive fundraising. The more money we raise, the more lights we can put up. It is very crucial to us that we continue to get the support of our community and local businesses to keep this project going and keep the lights on and add more every year. The lights will be illuminated for the season during the night. We light celebration on Friday, November 24th. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland public television.