The Best Halloween Block in the World

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1. michaellaporte says:

   November 2, 2023 at 11:10 am

   Making a plug for the block in my (childhood) hometown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj5s4ex740Q

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   • dianeravitch says:

     November 2, 2023 at 5:02 pm

     That’s very impressive and cool, Michael. But imagine one City block with about 1,000 parents and children pressed together, seeking treats. Romeo, Michigan, looks more civilized.

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     • michaellaporte says:

       November 2, 2023 at 5:10 pm

       Indeed. The exurbs (Romeo is even too far out from Detroit to be really a “suburb”) have space aplenty!

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2. LisaM says:

   November 2, 2023 at 11:56 am

   I absolutely LOVE Halloween! Everyone gets to play dress up for a night if they wish. Scary, ghoulish, funny, cute and absurd…..it’s all pure fun and joy.

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3. Carolannie says:

   November 2, 2023 at 3:00 pm

   This reminded me of the notorious Mall Crawl in Boulder, CO, so I had to see if there was news about it…and I can’t tell if it happened. Huh

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4. Ed Johnson says:

   November 2, 2023 at 4:55 pm

   The image of the young children standing by or near the RadioFlyer loaded with a garden grabbed my attention. I wonder why? Maybe because I saw me at about their age with my RadioFlyer and all the fun and work I did with it? Hauling wood from the woodshed to fill the kitchen woodbox was always such an enjoyable chore. Or it could be because I was out in the yard earlier this week doing a chore using my latest RadioFlyer?

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5. speduktr says:

   November 2, 2023 at 6:41 pm

   Halloween was a bust this year. The cold and intermittent snow squalls off the lake seemed to scare the kids and/or their parents indoors. I don’t remember anything stopping us! Rain? Umbrella! Cold and rain? Heavy coats and umbrellas! We have more than enough candy left to last until next Halloween! My husband even had his camera out ready to snap pictures. 😦

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6. LG says:

   November 2, 2023 at 8:48 pm

   Awesome article. And I thought Halloween in the Village was a bucket-list item. I wish I could have seen this!

   Oh, send the message to Mary that the image labeled “From Egypt to YouTube” was most likely Ahsoka Tano from Star Wars to YouTube:

   https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ahsoka_Tano

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7. Bob Shepherd says:

   November 3, 2023 at 6:57 pm

   Years ago, I took a girlfriend who grew up in East Germany to the world’s largest Halloween Party, the Cabot Ball in Salem, Massachusetts, which has made much touristy use of the witch trial stuff, even though the trials actually took place in what is now the quiet and non-touristy town of Danvers, Ma. The girlfriend was horrified. It was too much for her. Overwhelming.

   I said, “This? This is nothing. I’ve seen a lot edgier than this.” She was not amused. It’s not that she couldn’t handle herself. She was an ex Olympic athlete.

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