Santa & shopping

Harper Hoflock, 7, of Balaton shops for her family Saturday at Balaton’s Kids’ Christmas Shopping Corner.

Tracy and Balaton might be considered small towns, but they were big on holiday celebrations and shopping on Small Business Saturday.

Both towns opened their proverbial doors on Saturday to shoppers of all ages.

In Tracy, the day began with a craft and vendor show at The Caboose, which included more than 60 vendors and foot traffic all day.

“Our response to the vendor fair was amazing this year,” said The Caboose owner Diane Fiegen. “Everything went really well — the traffic flow was amazing, the weather was perfect. It was good for the shopping season.”

See more in this week’s paper!