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Santa Without the Reindeer

St. Nick made a spectacular entrance at the National Museum of Transportation

Words and photos by REUBEN HEMMER

With Rudolph and the rest at the North Pole (no doubt resting up for the big day), Santa has been left to his own devices to get around. For the National Museum of Transportation (3015 Barrett Station Road; Kirkwood; tnmot.org), this meant helicoptering in ol’ Kris Kringle to the delight of kids and kids at heart.

On November 26, despite foggy morning conditions, Santa flew into the museum by helicopter to greet hundreds of aviation enthusiasts and St. Nicholas supporters. After a smooth landing, Santa posed for photos and listened to gift requests while many other holiday activities took place at the museum. Currently, the museum hosts Missouri’s largest operating model-train display. n

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