Holiday harvest: In search of the perfect Christmas tree
On the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree in 2014 on the Flathead Forest. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
"The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree," written by Gloria Houston and illustrated by Barbara Cooney.
A prime selection during the 2020 winter. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
The 2016 Christmas tree was a beaut.
The 2012 tree required a good shake to remove the snow and reveal its true fullness.
For locals in the High Country of western North Carolina, author Gloria Houston’s children’s book “The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree” is as revered as much as the area’s famed cathead biscuits and sweet tea. There’s not a single home up any holler or down any cove that doesn’t have this book tucked on a shelf, waiting to be read aloud every December....
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