Have you heard the exciting news coming from the top of Wilmot Mountain? Opening this month is a new tubing facility, featuring over a dozen lanes for tubing and a state of the art conveyor lift, so you don't have to hike back up the hill! Also included is a specially sized "kiddie" tubing hill. Tubing is a great winter sport for all ages, no experience necessary. Make it a family day on the mountain - whether tubing, skiing, or snowboarding! Wilmot Mountain is even open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. As long as conditions are right, snowmaking takes place here. Visit Wilmot Mountain's website for current snow conditions and the status of the new tubing facility's opening. Visit here for more winter fun in the Kenosha Area!

Santa wants to know if you've been naughty or nice! He's enjoying an extended stay in Kenosha this month. See him at Heim's Downtown Toy Store and Scoops! Ice Cream & Candy. Bring your camera for the free meet and greet: Dec 7 and 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. His appearance is part of Winter Wednesdays, a weekly event (5 to 8 p.m.) with family friendly activities that culminates on Leap Day (Feb 29) in 2012. On Sundays, Santa makes his way to the Kenosha Public Museum, where he meets his fans from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. (Free; Dec 4, 11, 18). While there, check out the Holiday Train Display. And on December 17, Skate with Santa at the RecPlex Ice Arena. Browse more events here.

The Kenosha Area is the place to go for holiday shopping. Numerous shopping opportunities await - from distinctive Art Galleries to Zumiez at Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets. We cover all the shopping bases, whether you're looking for an outlet mall, specialty store, or museum gift shop! For instance: one-of-a-kind art pieces are at Anderson Arts Center, KAAleidoscope Art Gallery, and Lemon Street Gallery. Dec 3-24, visit Lemon Street for Artistree - Holiday Show & Sale. Create your own gifts: Beads of all kinds, and an open beading table, are at Red Rose's Bead Haven. Go vintage this year: Cypress Tree offers antique furniture, paintings, rugs, glassware, lamps, and other collectible treasures. Go here for the complete ABC's of Kenosha Area shopping.