The marshmallow roasting made it feel as if we were bunking at an unthinkably upscale summer camp. This impression was only strengthened when we took the kids to a local lakeside beach, Plage de la ...
The name Kris Kringle, though, was unrelated to Saint Nicholas. Instead, it came from the German word Christkindlein, meaning “Christ child,” referring to the baby in the manger. So, unlike St.