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.

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.

Some begin the transition to the holiday season shortly after recovering from Thanksgiving. For my family and I, finding the perfect tree has become an enduring tradition. Every year, we bundle up, ...

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 ...