Residents in southeast Iowa can see a winter wonderland of lights thanks to the work of a Wellman family.

Located at 606 Golf View Drive near Mid-Prairie West Elementary, community members can come see the “Clark’s Wonderland of Lights” show. Scott Clark, a retired Navy electronics and radar technician, began putting on the light show last Christmas. The display contains a number of lights hung on the household as well as different structures and signs such as trees, stars, candy canes and other holiday characters. Clark says that when residents drive toward his home, they can tune into 97.5 FM on their radio to listen to music that is synchronized with the lights. He shares what prompted him to begin putting together the light show, “I was looking for something more elaborate, I guess you might say, for Christmas lights. I was tired of the static lights, even though I like the static lights as much as I do these. So that prompted me to looking further. Then you start seeing these ads for LEDs. And I ran across this one day, then I started researching it and going into it.”

Clark added that he has received positive feedback on the display that can be seen from a good distance. He asks that anyone stopping to see the show, turn off their headlights to allow everyone to enjoy it. The show will be up and running until January 5th. Clark extends a special thank you to his son Chase and step-son and daughter Demetri and Lexi for their help in setting up the lights. To find a song schedule, residents can join the private Facebook group, “Clark’s Wonderland of Lights.”