The Journey from Blackduck to the Capitol!

     So....yesterday we decided to drive into Blackduck to share in the excitement!  When you drive to the school and see this...

 

And this....

 

On a normal day, you would be alarmed!  Not yesterday...the nation's Capitol Christmas Tree was in town!  The semi made a stop in Blackduck before heading on it's cross country journey to Washington D.C.  The tree was cut from the Chippewa Forest just south of Blackduck.  This is big time for a small community like Blackduck!!  You don't often see these guys guarding a tree...

 

They took their job very seriously! And it seemed the entire community was there!  The band played...

 

Even Smokey the Bear showed up!

 

 The semi was beautifully painted to tell the story of it's journey...this is painted on the side of the cab...

 

And here's the trailer holding the famous tree!  The back part had windows so you could see the tree, partially decorated for it's journey!

 

There were ladders placed near the trailer so the kids could climb up and sign their name...

 

3 of our grand kids go to Blackduck school...and daughter, Jen, is a teacher...here she is with her class.

 

Jillian, 5, is in her Mommy's class and she got to sign her name...

 

Nathan, second grade enjoyed seeing the firetruck and police...and thought the guards might be from the "Chips" show!  Here he is with his friend, Detective Flann...

 

When Nathan heard the Capitol tree was coming to his school, he wanted to know if the President was coming...we said no, but the Mayor would be there...then he got really excited!

 

And had to get his picture taken with him!  That Mayor doesn't realize that he made Nathan's day!!

Just small town...but we sure love this small town!

God speed, Christmas Tree...go and represent our small community with big hearts...and really big trees...minus one!