A shining new water tower near the highway was viewed as a chance to add a big welcome sign for Robbinsdale, city manager Tim Sandvik said. “It was an opportunity to show off Birdtown,” he said.

If we have to have them it's nice to see them decorated," said Nancy Gibbons, who lives near the tower. The tank in Pleasant Prairie is one of 11 Wisconsin water towers up for the crown this year.