The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will make a stop in Baker City on November 8

By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Friday, October 11th, 2024 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

BAKER CITY— The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is coming to Baker City. The Whistlestop Tour kicks off on Oct. 30, traveling by sea from Alaska through the “Lower 48” and then by truck across the country to the eastern seaboard, with a stop along the way in Baker City. This will be the only Oregon Stop on the tour, which includes a total of 11 Whistlestops arriving at its final destination in Washington, D.C.

According to https://www.uscapitolchristmastree.com/, “Every year, a different national forest is selected to provide a tree to appear on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol building for the holiday season. The 2024 tree will be coming from Alaska’s National Forests!”

Stops along the tour include

•Wrangler, AK-Oct 26

•Ketchikan, AK – Oct 30

•Baker City, OR- Nov 8

9:30am-11:30am at the Baker County Fairgrounds.

•Pocatello, ID- Nov 9

•Murray, UT- Nov 9

•Grand Junction, CO- Nov 10

•Loveland, CO- Nov 11

•Omaha, NE- Nov 13

•Fort Wayne, IN- Nov 16

•Columbus, OH- Nov 17 •Hagerstown, MD – Nov 19