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Every December, there are lots of jokes that Santa “works just one day a year.”

But we know better, don’t we?

And his Elves keep busy year-round, too.

Take Millie, for instance.

Here she is, over by the former Betsy Ross Doll House in Holiday World.

Former?

That’s right. The doll house is moving out of the park.

Don’t worry, though, it’s just heading down the road a bit.

Did you know the Doll House had an entirely different life before being moved to the park in 1946?

That sweet little building was the original Santa Claus Post Office, which opened in 1856.

After 65 years in Santa Claus Land (as the House of Dolls) and Holiday World’s 4th of July section, the post office will be moved soon to join the historic Santa Claus statue around the bend on State Road 245.

Back to Millie – she’s pac.