The Superior Express -

For Superior merchants and many area residents, the Friday after Thanksgiving marks the traditional start of the Christmas holiday shopping season.

Superior merchants are hoping their pre-holiday sales will help make up for what thus far has been a lackluster year.

This year the merchants have had to adjust their plans to accommodate an unwelcome visitor, COVID-19.

This year Superior will have new Christmas decorations on the Central Avenue light poles. The snowflake designs were ordered for last year but did not arrive in time. This year they are up and will be turned on for the first...