IT'S NUMBER 6 THIS
MORNING.
WE'LL CHECK IN AT 1029
FM IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES, AND
THERE'S A GREAT WAY TO GET IN
THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT THIS WEEKEND.
A CHRISTMAS MARKET THE
CANADIAN PACIFIC HOLIDAY TRAIN,
SANTA AND HIS REINDEER AND SO
MUCH MORE.
WE'RE LIVE WITH A PREVIEW.
HI, YEAH, I GOT THE GREAT
ASSIGNMENT THIS MORNING.
THE
BIG CANADIAN PACIFIC HOLIDAY
TRAIN IS ROLLING INTO ST. PAUL
TONIGHT.
THIS IS THE SECOND
TIME THAT IT WILL BE MAKING A
STOP HERE, AND HERE TO TELL US
MORE ABOUT IT THIS MORNING IS
TINA VOLTBEAT.
SO TELL US WHAT
CAN PEOPLE EXPECT TO SEE ON THIS
TRAIN.
WELL THE CANADIAN PACIFIC
HOLIDAY TRAIN IS ROLLING INTO
UNION DEPOT FOR A SECOND YEAR IN
A ROW AND IT IS SPECTACULAR.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL, IT'S COVERED IN
HOLIDAY LIGHTS.
AND WHEN IT
ROLLS IN WE GET A SPECIAL
PERFORMANCE BY SOME CANADIAN
COUNTRY SINGERS AS WELL.
SO THERE'S EVEN MUSIC.
IT'S
REALLY A WHOLE EVENT BUT IN
ADDITION TO THE TRAIN COMING IN
I KNOW YOU WERE SAYING THIS IS
REALLY AN EVENT FOR PEOPLE OF
ALL AGES.
THERE'S SOMETHING
MORE EVERYONE.
WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON
HERE.
WE'RE CALLING OURSELVES
THE HUB FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
WE'RE
ALSO HOSTING THE MARKET AS WELL.
THAT CHRISTMAS MARKET THAT'S
WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE
OBVIOUSLY OUTSIDE.
YOU DON'T
EVEN HAVE A COAT ON WHICH IS
AMAZING.
THERE ARE 12 DIFFERENT
VENDORS.
I KNOW WE WERE TALK
BEING WE HAVE DOODLE TOWN TOYS.
THE OWNER WAS SAYING HE'S BEEN
MAKING THE TOYS FOR OVER
40 YEARS.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME
MAPLE SYRUP THIS MORNING, FROM 3
RIVERS AND I KNOW OUR CAMERAMAN
HE'S BEEN TRYING OUT THE SYRUP.
SO WHAT CAN -- HOW CAN PEOPLE
GET HERE TONIGHT?
YEAH, WELL, WE REALLY
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF OUR FREE RIDE PASS
FROM METRO TRANSIT.
AND THAT
PASS STARTS AT 6 P.M.
WE ALSO
HAVE A LOT OF PARKING HERE AT
UNION DEPOT BUT WE DO EXPECT
PEOPLE TO ARRIVE EARLY.
SO IF
YOU'RE GOING TO COME DOWN MAKE
SURE YOU PLAN SOME EXTRA TIME TO
FIND PARKING AND TO -- FOR
TRAFFIC.
IT'S REALLY JUST -- IT SOUNDS
LIKE AN AWESOME EVENT FOR
FAMILIES ESPECIALLY THAT IT'S
FREE.
THE TRAIN DOES ROLL IN AT
6:45 TONIGHT AS YOU MENTIONED.
SO YOU WANT TO ARRIVE EARLY.
WE
HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION
INCLUDING SOME TRANSPORTATION
INFO ON OUR WEBSITE.
AND COMING
UP IN OUR NEXT HOUR YOU GUYS
WANT TO STICK AROUND.
WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE YOU INSIDE.
I'LL
TELL YOU MORE ABOUT A BAKE SALE
THAT'S GOING ON TOMORROW.
SO
REALLY EVENTS GOING ON ALL
WEEKEND.
I HAVE TO ASK A FOLLOW-UP
ABOUT THAT SYRUP.
THAT WILL
DEFINITELY GET YOU GOING IN THE
MORNING WHAT TIME DID MIKE HAVE
TO SAY ABOUT IT?
MIKE, DO YOU LIKE THE SYRUP.
ASKING IF YOU GET ONE PUT IT ON
YOUR FREE AND SNAP A PICTURE AND
SEND IT TO US.
THIS WEEKEND DOWNTOWN WILL
BE GLOWING WITH HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
A SPECIAL TRAIN WITH COMPLETE
WITH SANTA.
WE HAVE A PREVIEW OF THIS
WEEKEND'S HAD YOU BEEN FOR THE
WHO HAD DAYS.
YEAH, THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF
GOING ON THIS WEEKEND IN
DOWNTOWN ST. PAUL TO GET YOU IN
THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
WE
MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THE
HOLIDAY TRAIN WILL BE ROLLING
INTO TOWN TONIGHT BUT NOW WE'RE
BRINGING INSIDE THE UNION DEPOT
TO TALK ABOUT A BIG BAKE SALE.
SO HERE AGAIN WE'RE WITH TINA,
THANKS SO MUCH.
THERE'S OTHER
EVENTS.
WHAT CAN PEOPLE FIND AT
THE BAKE SALE TOMORROW.
TOMORROW WE'RE HOSTING OUR
THIRD ANNUAL BAKE SALE.
IT
STARTS AT 10 A.M.
AND GOES UNTIL
5. WE HAVE ALL OF THE BEST
BAKERIES.
SO FOLKS CAN COME AND
DO ALL THEIR SHOPPING RIGHT
HERE.
YOU WERE TELLING ME YOU WERE
GOING TO HAVE AROUND 40 VENDORS.
25 BAKERIES AND THEY'RE NOT JUST
FROM THE TWIN CITIES RIGHT -- OR
FROM ST. PAUL.
THAT'S CORRECT THEY'RE FROM
ALL OVER THE TWIN CITIES.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
APRONS WE'RE WEARING.
THESE FOR
A GOOD CAUSE, RIGHT?
THEY ARE, SO THIS EVENT DOES
HAVE AN ADMISSION TO GET IN.
BUT FOR TEN DOLLARS YOU GET OUR
APRON AND 100 PERCENT OF
PROCEEDS GO TO THE WAY FAIR AREA
EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF.
YOU'RE ALSO ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE TO BRING SOME CANNED
GOODS WITH THEM.
YOU CAN SEE
YOU HAVE SALSA, WE'VE GOT CAKE,
AND I THINK SOME JAMS AS WELL.
COMING OVER HERE WE'VE GOT
EVERYTHING TO HOMEMADE
MARSHMELLOWS.
YOU MIGHT
RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE VENDORS
WE'VE HAD THEM BOTH ON.
S USA
N, AS WELL AS ALICIA.
YOU BOTH
GOING TO BE DOING DEMOS THIS
WEEKEND.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE HERE
FOR US THIS MORNING?
I BROUGHT SOME OF OUR
DELICIOUS HOLIDAY CHOCK LITS.
WE HAVE A NICE COLLECTION OF
WINTER FLAVORS.
A BROUGHT A FEW
SAMPLES FOR YOU TO TRY ONE.
AND
WE'RE ALSO NOW MAKING A BEAN TO
BAR CHOCOLATE THAT'S SWEATED.
ONE OTHER GOODIE ON THE PLATE IS
HONEY HOT COULD HE COULD HE.
YOU'RE DOING SOME BAKING OVER
HERE.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT
THIS EVENT?
I THINK IT'S SO MUCH FUN.
IT'S THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
EVERYONE IS IN SUCH A GOOD MOOD
AND DELICIOUS THINGS ALL AROUND.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A
LOT OF YOUR STUFF HERE THIS
WEEKEND.
YOU'RE SO GOOD AT
THIS.
MINE DO NOT LOOK AT GOOD.
IT IS $5 TO GET IN
. YOU CAN
PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE OR AT
THE DOOR.
WE HAVE ALL THAT
INFORMATION UP ON OUR WEBSITE AS
WELL AS THE OTHER EVENTS GOING
ON THIS WEEKEND AT
WCCO.COM/LINKS.
YOU HAVE THE APRON ONTO -- SO
WHAT ARE YOU BAKING FOR US THIS
MORNING.
I'M GOING TO PRETEND THAT I
BAKED THESE AND DO MORE THE