Bluffton "decked the halls and the farm" at Saturday's Blaze - huge crowd watches parade

Steve Rodabaugh, Dan Basinger and Dan Stanowick play the roles of Fred Rodabaugh, Larry Badertscher and Roger Mullenhour in Saturday's premier performance of "Deck the Farm."

The production, by Pat Rodabaugh, provided a capsulized version of the story of the Ream Christmas display.

AT BOTTOM OF STORY CHECK FOR LINK TO MARK YODER'S 177 BLAZE PHOTOS.

With temperatures reaching 47 degrees during the late afternoon parade, this year's Blaze drew a crowd estimated at 3,000-plus. At many points along the parade route, the crowd was five people deep.

Watch The Icon for photos of the Blaze.  In the meantime, click here to watch any of the 10 videos.

CLICK HERE for Mark Yoder's Blaze photos (from his Facebook page).