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Santa visits Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center
Matthew Diggs
For the Tennessean
![The Gann family has a great time during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/45d58996-91c1-4956-b330-13c263f98828-DSC_0003.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Gann family has a great time during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![The Gann family has a great time during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/85da839d-9571-491c-a185-06f0eca600e4-DSC_0008.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Gann family has a great time during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![The Gann family has a great time during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/fd67afb5-a8a7-4726-92ee-e2139fde9460-DSC_0015.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Gann family has a great time during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![The McCall family enjoys meeting Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/ec6a21a2-e434-494e-b477-c2daaccf1188-DSC_0029.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The McCall family enjoys meeting Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![The McCall family enjoys meeting Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/b91216f7-b64e-4812-a69b-bd92472dd8db-DSC_0033.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The McCall family enjoys meeting Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![The McCall family enjoys meeting Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/23aa083c-652c-42c6-a5e6-56197d0e9112-DSC_0047.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The McCall family enjoys meeting Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![The McCall family enjoys meeting Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/4f945b7d-c938-406d-950a-d3a1d1437ac0-DSC_0068.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The McCall family enjoys meeting Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![The Stephenson family waits to meet Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/35d7a3db-b1ec-47b6-8632-c9a1c150b60a-DSC_0083.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Stephenson family waits to meet Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Brooklyn, Katie and Dalton Humphreys meet with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/178d7425-a6d5-4ac1-9c2f-e00c89f7b9ab-DSC_0102.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Brooklyn, Katie and Dalton Humphreys meet with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Decorations hung by the fireplace during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/a414f206-c2fe-4a76-b7e4-baf85b110655-DSC_0104.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Decorations hung by the fireplace during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Decorations by the fireplace during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/c8ad9f72-1d35-4d7d-be4b-c914e72924d1-DSC_0105.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Decorations by the fireplace during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Families pause for pictures with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/e658285a-6ff0-4cf1-9379-5ad16aca98e3-DSC_0108.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Families pause for pictures with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Vicki Zissette enjoys sitting by the fireplace during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/39d80c65-5d69-4a1b-8207-bdf20a359269-DSC_0126.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Vicki Zissette enjoys sitting by the fireplace during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Skylar Wilson chats with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/3ddf2a3d-886e-4703-8976-7ccafcee133e-DSC_0142.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Skylar Wilson chats with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Decorations outside Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/135dd90b-f21f-46c4-8588-cb3925279344-DSC_0152.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Decorations outside Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![The Jones family waits to meet Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15. Proceeds from the event benefit The Friends of Bledsoe Creek State Park.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/9006c4fa-f352-4924-8731-067387f9e209-DSC_9921.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Jones family waits to meet Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15. Proceeds from the event benefit The Friends of Bledsoe Creek State Park.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Bryant, Garrett and Hunter Jackson visit with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/2672139a-55b9-4226-bc31-aebac075998e-DSC_9925.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bryant, Garrett and Hunter Jackson visit with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Families pause for pictures with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/308212b6-f938-4a95-b3b1-84f5352ad03a-DSC_9938.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Families pause for pictures with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Families pause for pictures with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/2a7a6c36-5946-4ca2-9d05-15cf09b51b50-DSC_9947.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Families pause for pictures with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Families enjoy meeting Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/82925e8c-1b95-4e3e-b659-c2c28a2b9529-DSC_9949.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Families enjoy meeting Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Skylar Wilson, Candice Thurman and Park Manager Chris Thurman pause for a picture with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/8f065d4d-3e87-4c3e-9b26-d7767224fa5f-DSC_9954.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Skylar Wilson, Candice Thurman and Park Manager Chris Thurman pause for a picture with Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Families meet Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/02b47074-7e45-4367-bad5-05d37b8b5a99-DSC_9958.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Families meet Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Families meet Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/e9024ce8-f3d9-44dd-a066-70b2ea3f4d22-DSC_9964.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Families meet Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![Gracey and Savannah McCall wait to meet Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/737fa9d1-d620-4ef8-8bd8-b4de80d42808-DSC_9981.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Gracey and Savannah McCall wait to meet Mr. Claus during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean![The Gann family has a great time during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.](/https/www.tennessean.com/gcdn/presto/2018/12/17/PNAS/6485e61d-9cf6-476a-bc23-8340092b625c-DSC_9994.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Gann family has a great time during a Saturday with Santa at the Bledsoe Creek State Park Visitor Center in Gallatin on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Matthew Diggs / For The Tennessean