The 2017 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree...the rest of the story
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The 2017 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is pictured on Highway 2, headed to Libby, as it crosses the Kootenai River near Troy, Montana. The tree was on its way to be packed in a custom eight by eight foot plexiglass container for the highway trip to the U.S. Capitol. The tree made two stops in Blaine county on November 17 during its trip to Washington, DC.
Reporter's note: Since learning the 2017 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree would come from the Kootenai Forest in western Montana I've been following the story. When my wife and I lived in Libby I was a seasonal employee in the Kootenai Forest for several summers. I still have friends who work there and I was hoping I could get some nuggets of information about the national tree that might not otherwise be available. Turns out there was huge coverage by the media of the process of harvesting and shipping the tree to Washington for the lighting ceremony that happened early in December (December 6).
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