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Photos: U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree 2017

Hundreds of community members gathered in Whitefish as the 2017 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree was on display on Nov. 13. The tree is a 79-foot tall Engelmann Spruce and was cut at the Upper Ford administrative site on the Three Rivers Ranger District near Troy. Read the full story here

Greg Lindstrom
Community members snap pictures with the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a 79-foot Englemann Spruce from the Kootenai National Forest, as it tours through Whitefish on Nov. 13, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Community members snap pictures of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a 79-foot Englemann Spruce from the Kootenai National Forest, as it tours through Whitefish on Nov. 13, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Community members sign a banner on the truck carrying the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a 79-foot Englemann Spruce from the Kootenai National Forest, as it tours through Whitefish on Nov. 13, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Community members view the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a 79-foot Englemann Spruce from the Kootenai National Forest, as it tours through Whitefish on Nov. 13, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Community members sign a banner on the truck carrying the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a 79-foot Englemann Spruce from the Kootenai National Forest, as it tours through Whitefish on Nov. 13, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
From left: Lisa Jones, Veronika Holler and Tingting Huang sign a banner on the truck carrying the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a 79-foot Englemann Spruce from the Kootenai National Forest, as it tours through Whitefish on Nov. 13, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Community members sign a banner on the truck carrying the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a 79-foot Englemann Spruce from the Kootenai National Forest, as it tours through Whitefish on Nov. 13, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon

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