The Capitol Christmas Tree has completed more than 3,300 miles of its 4,000-mile journey from Wrangell to Washington D.C. and is now scheduled to arrive in the nation’s capitol on Friday morning, according to Brandon Raile with the U.S. Forest Service, who is traveling with the tree.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2024 at 8:50 PM AKST
An Anchorage middle-schooler took home a big trophy and a major wad of cash this week in a historic moment in the nation’s capital.Updated: Nov. 11, 2024 at 5:33 PM AKST At every “whistlestop” along the way people have an opportunity to sign a large banner on the side of the trailer which carries the tree as it heads for Washington D.C.
Alaskan truck drivers with more than 100 years of experience on the road deliver the Capitol Christmas TreeShank has driven the route before. In 2015 he delivered a tree that was selected from the Chugach National Forest for the nation’s holiday tree. This time, he said, he’s glad to have Austin at his side to trade-off behind the wheel.Updated: Oct. 31, 2024 at 6:27 PM AKDT
The Capitol Christmas Tree on Wednesday made its first official stop on a weeks-long cross-country road trip from Southeast Alaska to Washington, D.C.On the final weekend before Halloween, Alaska’s News Source checked out the scariest car wash in Anchorage .
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