Small Michigan town listed with Salem, Sleepy Hollow as a top Halloween destination

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ROMEO, MI - A small Michigan town, population 3,767, known for having the scariest street in the state, has just been listed as one of the top places to celebrate Halloween. It even ranks up there with Salem, Massachusetts and Sleepy Hollow, New York.

The list of top towns and cities to celebrate Halloween in the U.S. comes from TravelMag, which included the village of Romeo in Metro Detroit, known for “Terror on Tillson Street.” Literally every single homeowner on Tillson Street has extreme outdoor Halloween displays and they’ve been doing it for decades.

The family-friendly displays attract hundreds and even thousands of people each night leading up to Halloween. It all started with Vicki Lee more than three decades ago. Her birthday falls on October 31st. Her mother used to decorate their home when she was growing up and when Vicki’s kids were young, she also started doing over-the-top displays. Eventually the neighbors joined in.

TravelMag wrote about Tillson Street: “Each year, the town draws thousands of visitors as local residents decorate their historic homes, turning it into a mesmerizing spectacle. Elaborate and macabre decorations, including intricate pumpkin carvings, ghoulish animatronics, and hauntingly beautiful light displays, adorn the houses.”

https://www.mlive.com/life/2023/10/small-michigan-town-listed-with-salem-sleepy-hollow-as-a-top-halloween-destination.html

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1. How neat! This is like the town of Noel in SW Missouri, where people would actually drive to Noel, or mail

their letters/cards there, just to get the postmarks of Noel MO on their cards before they were actually mailed.