Christmas tree seller Mark Rofe presumes that people do this to melt the layer of sap that forms where the tree has been cut, so the Tannenbaum can absorb more water once it’s in its stand.

The four counties surrounding the Canso Causeway have a unique holiday tradition — a lit-up steel Christmas tree located 175 metres above sea level. Martin Marietta Materials, a company that ships ...

Nov. 27—PALMER — Every year, Jason Tolstrup flipped the switch on the holiday lights adorning the massive steel Christmas tree along the Glenn Highway as soon as he finished Thanksgiving dinner.

And for the last two decades, a steel Christmas tree in the marshy flats along the Glenn Highway has been a bright spot during the long, dark winter. The man responsible for maintaining the tree ...