Children play on a toy train during the Fantasy of Lights celebration at Swan Lake in Sumter, S.C., Dec. 1, 2012. Sumter community members not only created many of the light designs around Swan Lake, but also spent weeks setting up all the lights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)

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Sumter kicked off the Fantasy of Lights at Swan Lake in Sumter, S.C., Dec. 1, 2012. Chirstmas lights were placed all over the lake and many designs adorned the fence surrounding the lake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)

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Swan Lake was set aglow with lights during the kick off of Fantasy of Lights at Sumter, S.C., Dec. 1, 2012. The Fantasy of Lights is a yearly tradition in Sumter and many of the light designs were created by members of the Sumter community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)

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Members of the Sumter community gather at Swan Lake in Sumter, S.C., for the kick off of the Fantasy of Lights, Dec. 1, 2012. Lights were set up throughout the park and along the fence. Many of the designs were created by community members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)

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Sumter fantasy of lights

Published Dec. 4, 2012
By Airman 1st Class Krystal Jeffers
20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. -- The City of Sumter hosts the Fantasy of Lights annually at Swan Lake Iris Gardens. Each year the opening ceremony brings Airmen and their families together with Sumter residents to participate in a lighting ceremony that hails the coming winter holidays. The display features more than a million lights and 150 lighted figures.

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