7 PM: A little more blustery here in the west end of Alki but the rain/mist has stopped and the Alki Community Council-presented Alki Holiday Lights is on – with treats/freebies at many Alki locations (including the Log House Museum, where kids are making ornaments as shown above), Santa photo ops at the Bathhouse until 8:15ish and the Christmas Ship due here at 8:35.

(Photo by Jason Grotelueschen for WSB)

More photos later!

(Photos from here on down are by Oliver Hamlin for WSB)

ADDED 10:35 PM: Photojournalist Oliver Hamlin was there for WSB. Above, the Bathhouse buzzed with people enjoying free hot beverages and taking refuge from the wind – then venturing out to see the Christmas Ship:

Also making music, singers from the West Seattle High School choir:

And DJ Teck Savvy spun holiday tunes:

People were invited to write holiday wishes for Alki and the world:

And you could share your wishes with Santa and friends too:

We checked on some of the treat stops in the business district but those seem to have been snapped up early on. This was the second year the ACC organized Alki Holiday Lights.