The 80-foot spruce felled in Alaska was transported to the Lower 48 for a whistlestop tour across the country.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The 80-foot spruce felled in Alaska was in Iowa Friday, as it makes it way across Lower 48.
Choosing and erecting a capitol tree is a 54-year-old tradition, supported by the U.S. Forest Service in the name of making Americans aware of the country’s forests. In the interest of teaching people in the country about the tree’s harvest, transport, and place of origin , the tree’s journey is punctuated with whistle stops.
During the most recent stop in Altoona, Iowa residents agreed the feat of transporting the tree resonated with them. Others reminisced on the people they knew from the tree’s homeland. One woman said a pastor she knows lived in Willow for 17 years, and he came to mind when she realized she’d have the chance to see the tree pass through.
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