Tina Alvey began her village collection almost 30 years ago, buying a new building each year and most years also added a few new accessories, like lamp posts, park benches or a skating rink. Each year’s village, she says, is a little bit different from the one before.
This year, the village includes a trailer park and contains 18 major buildings, seven smaller structures, a couple of bridges, a skating rink and more than 50 trees. In addition, it sports a “human” population of 108 and an abundance of “critters” – even a West Virginia black bear.
