Where east meets west in the heart of historic Stafford Township – i.e. where East Bay Avenue meets West Bay Avenue at the intersection with Main Street (Route 9) – the first-ever Winter Wonderland and Holiday Market at Heritage Park tangled traffic for hours on Saturday afternoon, but no one seemed to mind.

Groups of families and friends arriving on foot from far-flung parking spaces crossed the road with cheerful assistance from Stafford police; none were bothered by the overcast sky and damp,…