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Published November 25, 2009, 12:00 AM

Capitol Christmas Tree photo gallery


State Rep. Kitty Rhoades and Charlie MacDonald, owner of Mr. Snowman's Christmas Tree Farm, were among those who gathered to watch as volunteers harvested the state capitol's official Christmas tree for 2009.

  • State Rep. Kitty Rhoades and Charlie MacDonald, owner of Mr. Snowman's Christmas Tree Farm, were among those who gathered to watch as volunteers harvested the state capitol's official Christmas tree for 2009.
  • State officials chose this 35-foot Balsam fir tree for harvesting and use as the state's official Christmas tree. It will be decorated and featured in a Dec. 4 lighting ceremony at the capitol in Madison.
  • Professionals from Leonard's Cat & Backhoe service in Ellsworth and from Great Lakes Timber Professionals donated time and equipment to harvest the capitol tree.
  • The truck transporting the tree to Madison repositioned itself a few times so that it supported the big tree exactly right.
  • NorTRAX, an Eau Claire-based John Deere dealer, provided an excavator to help harvest the state's offical Christmas tree.
  • Volunteers used an enormous tarp to cover the tree for its trip to Madison via donated services from Richard Delany Trucking in Warrens.