When the Man in Red cannot come to Sturgeon Bay himself, the community knows it can always call on Trent Snyder to fill his boots.  Snyder bought the Santa Claus suit for a Packers game he went to and wore to a costume party shortly after he moved back to Door County because he did not have a better option. His first attempt at buying a Santa Claus suit was from a second-hand store in Minneapolis, but that turned out to be a Mrs. Claus suit he would later give to his wife.  Snyder says the response from the party led to his first gig as a Santa.

Snyder filled in for Santa several times this winter, including helping lead the Unwrapping Sturgeon Bay car parade in November.