LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s 2026 state Christmas tree, a 60-foot spruce cut in Iron Mountain, was hoisted into place Saturday in front of the Capitol in Lansing, where it will stand at the top of Michigan Avenue through the holidays.
The spruce was harvested Thursday in the Upper Peninsula and hauled downstate on a flatbed semitruck. A crane set it upright, Boy Scouts kept up their tradition of untying the bound branches, and the city forestry crew began readying it for lights. The Riccio family of Iron Mountain donated it, the state Department of Technology, Management and Budget said. It is the second state tree from Iron Mountain and the 26th from the U.P. since 1987.
The lights go on at about 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at the 42nd Silver Bells in the City. The downtown night opens at 5 p.m. with a holiday village of more than 30 vendors set up on Allegan Street, filling its east and west 100 blocks. The lighted parade steps off at 6 p.m. from Lenawee and South Washington Square with more than 70 entries, including nine high school marching bands.
A community sing, a drone light show and fireworks over the Capitol follow the lighting. Free parking opens at 5 p.m. in the state Roosevelt Ramp.
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