South Carolina Tree Arrives, Capitol Tree Resumes Journey

South Carolina’s official Christmas tree arrived at the State House in Columbia on Nov. 9 and was set to be placed on the north lawn; its lighting ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 22. Separately, the 76-foot U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, an Engelmann spruce from Idaho’s Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, stopped in Idaho Falls on its way to Washington, where it will be decorated with ornaments made by Idaho residents. The tree’s journey was briefly delayed by a crash at an intersection in Billings, Montana, but it continued on after crews cleared the scene; officials had not confirmed whether anyone was injured.