WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 63-foot-tall West Virginia superstar is the center of attention in the nation’s capital. On a cold and blustery evening with the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, a majestic Norway spruce from West Virginia’s mountains lit up the night. The marching band from ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginians can admire a product of the state being lit up on Tuesday as the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. The 63-foot Norway Spruce came from the Monongahela National Forest and was carried on a specially equipped tractor-trailer to be displayed in communities around ...
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree from West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest will be delivered to the U.S. Capitol on Friday. However, the Monongahela National Forest Staff has been busy this week providing a second tree to Washington. According ...
One can hardly blame us if we’ve begun to sing “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas …” under our breath. Between stores making the instantaneous switch from spooky season to holiday cheer and certain cable networks already running Christmas-miracle romances, it really is ...