Christmas Trees Go Up in Downtown North Adams
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Election Day is over, Veterans Day is Friday and Thanksgiving is still two weeks away. But in North Adams on Wednesday morning, it was all about Christmas.
Crews erected the two Christmas trees that bookend Main Street: one in front of North Adams City Hall, donated by Aubuchon's in Williamstown, and a second on the other end of Main Street at Monument Square,
The Monument Square tree, donated by Forest Park Country Club, was escorted downtown by an Adams Police Department cruiser playing "Jingle Bells." That tree will be the site of the annual tree-lighting ceremony on Thanksgiving Eve, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23. (Rain date will be Friday, Dec. 2.)
The evening will feature a few words of thanks from some familiar faces before officials hit the switch and light up Main Street with thousands of twinkling lights. The Drury High School band then will lead Santa & Mrs. Claus with festive holiday tunes to hand out goody bags for all the kids.
Also happening downtown this year is the North Adams Chamber of Commerce sponsored holiday window decorating contest.
Area nonprofits and volunteer groups have volunteered to beautify the downtown by adopting empty storefront windows to decorate, while local businesses have been encouraged to participate with their own storefront windows. These windows will be judged on the evening of the tree lighting and winners will be announced the following Monday, after the Thanksgiving weekend.
For more information: tourism@northadams-ma.gov, 413-664-6180 or the More information can be found on Facebook page.
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