MIDLAND, MI — You don’t have to travel all the way to the North Pole to visit Santa this holiday season, as St. Nick returns to Midland on Dec. 2 for a nearly month-long residency.

The Midland Area Santa House, located at the corner of M-20 and Main Street in downtown Midland, is gearing up for three full weeks of free Santa visits and train rides ahead of Christmas.

Open for holiday fun since its construction in 1987, the Santa House is a seasonal endeavor staffed each year by local volunteers and funded through an endowment from the Midland Area Community Foundation.

“The Midland Area Santa House is one example of what makes our community so special,” Sharon Mortensen, president and CEO of the community foundation, said in a statement. “It brings people together in the heart of Downto

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