With a population around 100, the community of Comstock has shown yet again that their Christmas spirit could fuel a town 1,000 times their size. An impressive lights and decorations display has made the Custer County town a popular destination again this year.
Hennry Nuxoll and Dan Denson of Comstock visited KCNI/KBBN on the Get Up & Go Breakfast Show recently to fill the public in on what is happening in Comstock for Christmas and to give some back story to the impressive Christmas wonderland transformation that has taken place again.
Nuxoll, who has spearheaded the effort with the help of several volunteers again this year, says he can’t be credited with the idea. He explained it was more of a series of events that gave him the opportunity to light up Comstock for loved ones looking down from above. Eight years ago, Nuxoll had finished doing his personal decorating for the season.
“The next thing you know, an inflatable Santa and reindeer show up anonymously. So I put them up. A couple days later, a dachshund and a snowman show up anonymously, and I kid you not over 30 days somebody dropped off $3,000 dollars worth of lights and inflatables anonymously and it took me four years to figure out.. I kept putting them up and now we’ve grown into probably 350 inflatables, 22 consecutive blocks, 40 different scenes, a dozen cars and campers, a dozen buildings, trees, every lot connected, and the baseball field,” Nuxoll said.
The display, which stays up until the first of January, takes the better part of an hour to walk and around a half hour to drive. Donations to support the display can be left in a cream can located on main street or inside the Saddle Up Saloon, Comstock’s newest business.
Saddle Up Saloon owner Dan Denson invited visitors to come in for free hot chocolate, apple cider, and popcorn when they’re in town to look at the lights. To-go hot dogs are being sold as well.
This Saturday (December 21), Santa will be visiting Comstock at the fire hall starting at 5 PM, where 300 stockings of candy will be given away as well.
Those visiting Comstock to look at the lights will see new additions this year, including nine John Deere mower “deere” pulling a red Santa sled, as well as a new Nightmare Before Christmas scene with a 20 foot Frankenstein and mummy. The 124 year old house at the Windmill Festival site 3 miles North of Comstock has been decorated as well.
You can watch the full visit with Hennry and Dan here:
