As the holiday season approaches, many Michigan families are gearing up to select the perfect Christmas tree — a tradition made possible by the state’s 500 Christmas tree farms spanning 37,000 acres.

The Christmas season is filled with traditions and one of the most endearing is cutting down your own tree. Picture a family walking through a snow-covered field, searching out the perfect tree, ...

When: Ephrata Borough Council meeting, Aug. 14. What happened: The board voted unanimously to create a Christmas tree farm on borough property along Trout Run Road. Borough Manager Nancy Harris said ...

The hunt for the perfect tree has been a holiday tradition for as long as Andrea McKinney can remember. “As a little girl, my family would go every year to cut a Christmas tree down,” said McKinney, ...

DRESSED AS A TURKEY. AND AS MANY OF YOU SPEND THE EVENING SITTING AROUND THE TABLE, OTHERS ARE SKIPPING THE STUFFING AND HEADING RIGHT OUT TO PICK UP THE CHRISTMAS TREE OR PEYTON FURTADO HAS A STORY.

Surrounded by the Chicago region’s suburban sprawl, the tree-lined acres of snow-covered farmland at Abbey Farms feel like an “oasis,” the farm’s director Eric Mott said. The farm has recently ...

Taking a trip to a local tree farm — most of which are family-owned and operated — and scouring the seemingly endless rows of trees for the perfect one is a beloved holiday tradition for many. And ...