BERLIN – Berlin officials are on the hunt for the perfect holiday tree.
Ivy Wells, the town’s economic and community development director, announced this week the town is in need of a tree to set up in front of the Atlantic Hotel. Berlin is scheduled to host a tree lighting ceremony Nov. 22.
“We still have some time, but we wanted to put it out there,” Wells said.
She announced that she was searching for a tree at last week’s meeting of the town council and again this week on the town’s Facebook page. Wells has yet to find a suitable candidate though. She says the town needs a full tree, ideally a spruce, that is at least 14 feet tall. When asked whether the town had considered an artificial tree, Wells said officials preferred a live tree.
“Keeping with the authentic way we treat Christmas in Berlin, we try to bring it back to the way Christmas used to be,” Wells said.
In years past, area resident Mike Pennington donated a tree to the town each year. As his supply of large trees dwindled, however, the town began purchasing trees from a farm in Denton. Wells said they had one reserved there this year but that it wasn’t really what they were seeking.
“We’ve got it on hold just in case,” she said.
As Wells searches for the perfect tree, the town continues to sell the personalized ornaments that will decorate it at the end of November. The sale of the $20 ornaments helps the town fund its holiday décor and full slate of Christmas events. Wells said the ornaments were a fun way to support the town.
“We personalize it and hang it up for you,” Wells said. “It’s a community tree and people love to come and look for their ornament.”
To order an ornament, pick up a design form at Berlin Town Hall or the Berlin Welcome Center. To contact Wells about a potential town tree, email [email protected] or call 410-629-1722.
