EAGLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLNS) – It’s 103 days until Christmas, but the Michigan official Christmas tree has already been selected. It’ll be harvested off a property in Eagle Township on November 1st and will arrive at the capitol on the 2 nd .
Albertson and Dorcas Albertson are donating the now 60-foot-tall tree, which has been a staple of their front lawn since it was about head height when they moved in 27 years ago.
He says it will be missed; “It holds down y’know the dust, it’s shade… in the summertime the sun’s over there, and yea were gonna miss it quite a bit it’s gonna be a lot different…”
He says the process began over a year ago when a tree from Onaway was selected above his. Now it’s his turn, and although he’s known about the plans for a while, he couldn’t let the cat out of the bag right away.
“He goes… ‘are you serious about that tree’… I said ‘yea’ and he goes ‘well it’ll go this year’… but he says ‘you can’t tell anybody’…” Albertson said while chuckling.
Well, now the news is out, and Albertson is happy to see his tree go to good use “The favorite thing would be… it will be decorated again, y’know, like when it was little”.