November 27, 2006

Happy Holidays:

A familiar sight on Main Street during the holidays, the unique Edgemar Christmas tree is up once again. This is the eleventh year artist Anthony Schmitt has created the grocery cart tree in the Edgemar complex’s courtyard. The tree will be lit every night at 5 p.m. through January 5.

photo by John Blanchette

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