From elaborately decorated contemporary homes to a rustic, traditional atmosphere, ticket holders for this year’s Canton Christmas Tour of Homes will find plenty of holiday decorating inspirations.

The annual fundraiser sponsored by the Canton Educational Foundation, will feature tours of eight fully decorated Canton homes, including a chance for guests to do some Christmas shopping.

The tour helps fund the Miss Labor Day scholarship, which goes to the three top Pisgah High School contestants in the annual Miss Labor Day pageant.

Although the tour is a fun tradition for many people to attend each year, it's mostly about showing community support for the teens heading for college, said Laura Simmons, president of the Canton Educational Foundation and co-chairman of the tour.

"It is ...