November 28, 2024

Thanksgiving tradition

Cape Girardeau's Hutson's Big Sandy Superstore lights up every Thanksgiving with its beloved Christmas display, featuring mechanized trains and downtown streetscapes, a tradition since 1960.

Members of the Herbst family — from left, Patsy, Angela, Chris and Don — introduce Lily to the Thanksgiving tradition of checking out the Hutson's Big Sandy Superstore window Christmas display Thursday, Nov. 28, in Cape Girardeau.Rick Fahr ~ Southeast Missourian

Every Thanksgiving as darkness envelopes Cape Girardeau, lights begin twinkling on in the windows of Hutson's Big Sandy Superstore on Main Street.

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The annual Christmas display, which includes mechanized trains and streetscapes of downtown, has been a holiday favorite since 1960.

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