LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget has selected the 2025 state Christmas tree.

A 68-foot spruce from Sault Ste. Marie was chosen to light up the state Capitol. The DTMB says the tree will be harvested later this month. The spruce will arrive in downtown Lansing on Nov. 1.

Local Boy Scout troops will join together and continue the tradition of untying the tree.

Linda Reid, a resident of Sault Ste. Marie, donated the tree in honor of her grandparents, Lawrence and Nettie Richey.

“I was shocked when I found out our tree was selected as the 2025 state Christmas tree,” said Linda Reid in a statement. “I don’t remember a time when the tree wasn’t in the backyard, but my grandparents played an integral role in my life since I was a young girl

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