It will be a special start to Wrangell's holiday season

The community is climbing up the right tree as it prepares to celebrate an early start to the holiday season Oct. 25-27.

The borough’s economic development team, the Nolan Center, chamber of commerce, U.S. Forest Service and other branches of community service are going all out to deck out the weekend as Wrangell will for the first time see and then say goodbye to the special tall tree that will truck its way to a spot on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

It’s not going out on a limb to say it’s a big deal for the town.

This year’s Capitol Christmas Tree will come from the Wrangell Ranger Dis...