The 80-foot tree that will be displayed at the U.S. Capitol this year will stop in Colorado on Monday as part of a cross-country tour, federal officials said.
Coloradans had a chance to see the tree Sunday in Grand Junction and according to a press release from the US Capitol Christmas Tree team, the tree will make a second stop in Colorado on Monday in Loveland.
The tree stops at the Ranch Event Complex in Loveland on Veterans Day and available for viewing between 4 and 7 p.m., Loveland officials said.
Bee every stop along the wayPeople have the opportunity to autograph the side of the Alaska trailer, purchase US Capitol Christmas Tree souvenirs from Alaska Geographic and collect free stickers and pins, federal officials said.
The Loveland stop also offers hot chocolate, crafts and a visit to Santa and Mrs.
This year’s tree is an 80-foot Sitka spruce harvested from the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.
Each year, a different National Forest provides a tree to be displayed on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol during the holidays.
Colorado provided the tree for display at the U.S. Capitol in 2020: a 55-foot Engelmann fir from Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests.
The Alaskan-grown tree for this year’s exhibit began its Whistlestop Tour across the country on October 30 and, after Colorado, is expected to make stops in Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio and Maryland before arriving in Washington DC on Friday, November 22. , the press release said.
The 4,000-mile journey from Alaska to the U.S. Capitol included travel by boat and truck, on a custom-built trailer.
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