Lansing has its Christmas tree

  • 2017-10-25
The official Christmas tree of the State of Michigan has been found, and, for the twenty-third time, it's from the Upper Peninsula.

William Winter and Alex Stevens, his grandson, who live in Menominee County, are donating the tree, which stands more than 60 feet high. Members of the Michigan Operators Engineers, the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association, and the Michigan Association of Timbermen, will cut down the tree and take it to Lansing. They are donating their time and skill to the state.

The Upper Peninsula comprises almost one-third of the total land area of the state. The timber industry has been important here since the 1880s, when loggers began to harvest white pine. Hardwood and hemlock forests were subject to selection cutting until the twentieth century and the area still produces timber.

The timbermen will cut down the tree on October 26, and deliver it to Lansing on October 28, 2017, at about 8.15 am. They'll place the tree on the Capitol Building's east side, where it will remain for the holiday season. The tree's lights will be lit during the Silver Bells in the City event, an annual holiday celebration. The exact date is November 17, 2017, a Friday.

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