Wendy and Jim Leetch, whose house on Seeley Lane is visible from Highway 83 north of Seeley Lake, continue to add lights and blowups to their display every year since they started decorating in 2018.They had lights all the way to the top of the 100 foot tall ponderosa pine in their front lawn.
Volunteer Gene Schade and Community Foundation Executive Director Claire Muller set up lights inside the Foundation. Participants are encouraged to post photos of their light decorations with the hashtag #lightingupseeleylake.
Mission Bible Fellowship was one of the 28 buildings on Highway 83 that decorated with lights from the Community Foundation.
This home next to the Lions Club Pond on Cedar Lane is all decked out for the holidays.
This home on Riverview Drive is one of many that have great light displays in Dog Town.
This home on Highway 83 added a manger scene to their light display.
These are just a couple of the homes on Fir Drive. This is arguably the most decorated street in the valley with everyone house having a large light display.
Pyramid Mountain Lumber's star shines bright from the top of its tallest building.
he Heritage Building received an honorable mention for creating the flyers for #lightingupSeeleyLake at no cost. They had "awesome lights" said organizer Carla Schade.
SEELEY LAKE – After receiving grant funds totaling $1,500 to "Light up Seeley Lake," the Seeley Lake Community Foundation has distributed more than a half mile of lights to 28 participants along Highway 83, including two honorable mentions, from the Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitors Center north to Energy Partners. Not only is Highway 83 through Seeley Lake offering more of a light display this holiday season, the community as a whole appears to have joined the effort.
As part of Reimaging Rural Series, the Foundation received a $2,000 grant from the Montana Community Foundation for their "Big Easy Win" idea. While $500 will be used to support Winterfest and advertising, $1,500 was allocated to #lightingupSeeleyLake.
White lights, timers and extension cords were available to any building visible along Highway 83 for illumination. Organizers Carla Schade and Kris Gullikson encouraged everyone to keep it simple and light up a window, doorway, pole, tree or railing.
This year, nearly every business and some residences visible along Highway 83 got into the spirit, either by putting up their own light display or hanging the white lights from the Foundation. The Foundation awarded Rovero's and the Heritage Building with honorable mentions because of their financial support of the project.
"Hope you have fun driving around and enjoying the lights springing up all over town," wrote the Foundation in an email. "Let's have a big hooray for some holiday community spirit!
While not an exhaustive list, the Pathfinder wanted to highlight few of the areas around Seeley Lake with great lights. We encourage everyone to get out and drive around this holiday season. The best time to see the displays is before 10 p.m.
Seeley Tour of Lights – North to South
• Highway 83
• Seeley Lane behind the Wolf Ridge apartments (go all the way to the end to see the display visible from Highway 83).
• Elm Drive
• Locust Lane
• Fir Drive
• Morrell Creek Drive
• Whitetail Drive
• Black Bear Drive
• Timberlane
• Riverview Drive through Dog Town
We encourage you to add other places that were not mentioned in the comments so everyone can drive by and enjoy!
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