SOLON — The Christmas season officially started in Solon this past Saturday with the annual Christmas Tree Walk and Arts Festival at the Solon Methodist Church’s Family Life Center. The event, a Solon staple for over a decade, featured at least two dozen decorated trees with a scavenger hunt for attendees to complete as they searched for unique ornaments.

The arts and crafts festival saw an increase in vendors this year and Santa Claus took a break from his duties at the North Pole to make one of several stops this season in Solon.

In addition to the Tree Walk, the Palmer House Stable was the site of Winterfest and the annual Shop the Walk event provided an opportunity for shoppers to avail themselves of the downtown merchants.