{"id":3084,"date":"2020-11-09T16:10:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T16:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peoriamag.com\/?p=3084"},"modified":"2020-12-14T16:11:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T16:11:01","slug":"michigan-state-christmas-tree-installed-at-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peoriamag.com\/?p=3084","title":{"rendered":"Michigan state Christmas tree installed at Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u00a0About two months before Dec. 25, the state Christmas tree has been harvested and installed on the Capitol grounds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The official 2020 tree, a 58-foot blue spruce, was selected by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management &amp; Budget (DTMB) on Oct. 30. The spruce was donated by Larry and Annette Moshkosky and placed in front of the state Capitol on Saturday, Oct. 31.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>This is the first tree to come from Lansing and 11th harvested from the Lower Peninsula.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s tree is a perfect shape and size and looks great in its place in front of the Capitol,\u201d said Heath Miller, DTMB state Christmas tree crew supervisor. \u201cThis tree was nominated 14 years ago, however it wasn\u2019t big enough at the time. Since then it has grown beautifully and will look great lit up for the holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The Hi-Ball Company of Lansing provided a crane and crew to hoist the blue spruce up at the intersection of Capitol and East Michigan avenues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>&#8220;2020 has been a very challenging year for many people,&#8221; said homeowner Annette Moshkosky. &#8220;I&#8217;m just so excited for our tree to be a part of Michigan&#8217;s holiday season and hope it brings joy to all who visit it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The tree lighting will take place on Friday, Nov. 20 from 6-8 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0About two months before Dec. 25, the state Christmas tree has been harvested and installed on the Capitol&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.4 - 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