Alyson and Chris Heroux of Mathews and their son Henry, above, visited Gloucester on Sunday for the Holiday Open House, sponsored by the Main Street Preservation Trust. The family participated in the Cookie Crawl, did some Christmas shopping, posed with Santa Claus, and ended the day with dinner at Olivia’s in the Village. Below, Sarah Ann Jennings of Richmond and Mary Alice Williams of Gloucester, from left, also attended the open house. They stopped by the Village Blacksmith and watched owner George Cramer, right, craft a leaf out of a steel rod. One such leaf (inset) is shown incorporated into a wizard’s wand.

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