Main Street was packed Saturday night. Town officials estimate the three-day total for the crowd at 25,000. (Amy Ellis/DavidsonNews.net)

An estimated 25,000 people flooded Main Street over the three nights of Christmas in Davidson last week, according to town officials. The Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 festival brought folks from around the Lake Norman area, Charlotte and beyond for shopping, dining, performing and all around holiday cheer.

This year’s festival picked seasonally-dressed pets in the Doggie Fashion Show and the ugliest sweater in town (see below). Read the full story

Many of our canine residents brought their owners out this past weekend for Christmas in Davidson, while some other local creatures were stars in Saturday’s 30th annual North Mecklenburg Christmas Parade.  The action included Friday night’s Doggie Fashion Show on the Davidson Village Green. See a photo gallery today on PETS & ANIMALS»

Also today on Pets & Animals:

• “Photo of the Day: A fellow greenway traveler.” – A local runner encountered a slithering obstacle on a local greenway Monday. So he photographed it.
• Cornelius Animal Shelter Pets of the Week – How about adopting a kitty or a doggie for the holidays?

Winds created a dancing water show Saturday on the pond at Roosevelt Wilson Park, off Griffith Street. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)

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Sunset on Lake Davidson Saturday evening, Nov. 17. (Rick Brunschwyler photo)

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Fog on the Southeast Greenway in Davidson on a recent morning. (Tim Tindall photo) (See a second photo below)

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Autumn light shone on brilliant leaves at Davidson Landing, off I-77 Exit 30, on Friday. (Steve Marsh photo)

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Cloud or spaceship? Jay Wilson captured this unusual cloud formation over I-77 Exit 30 the other day. The photo contrast and darkness have been adjusted give an extra creepy feeling. (Jay Wilson photo)

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Morning sun shines on autumn leaves on the Davidson College campus Monday. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)

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