U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Route 2016
The 80-foot Engelmann Spruce is the second U.S. Capitol Christmas tree to come from Idaho. It will be cut on Nov. 2, 2016 near McCall, Idaho and be prepared for the 4,000-mile haul by Gary Amoth, the owner of Gary Amoth Trucking. The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree route includes several community stops where they encourage the public to join and these stops can be viewed below.
Community stops for the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree route include:
Idaho
McCall, ID (Nov. 5 from 5:00 –7:00 p.m. at Downtown McCall, 1000 2nd Street)
Cascade, ID (Nov. 6 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. at Kelly’s Whitewater Park, E Mill St)
Horseshoe Bend, ID (Nov. 6 from 1 – 2 p.m. at Horseshoe Bend School District #73, 398 School Drive)
Boise, ID (Nov. 6 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Cabela’s, 8109 West Franklin Road)
Boise, ID (Nov. 7 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Idaho State Capitol, 700 W Jefferson St)
Weiser, ID (Nov. 8 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. at Main Street)
Council, ID (Nov. 8 from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. at 202 Michigan Avenue)
New Meadows, ID (Nov. 9 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. at 101 Virginia Street)
Grangeville, ID (Nov. 9 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Grangeville Air Center, 111 Airport Road)
Lapwai, ID (Nov. 10 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Nez Perce National Historic Park, 39063 U.S. Highway 95)
Moscow, ID (Nov. 10 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at University of Idaho, 709 S Deakin St)
Coeur d’Alene, ID (Nov. 11 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. between 1st and 2nd Street on Sherman Avenue)
Salmon, ID (Nov. 12 from 2:30 –4:30 p.m. at 204 Main St)
Idaho Falls, ID (Nov. 14 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. at Alturas Academy, 3950 S. Yellowstone Hwy)
Twin Falls, ID (Nov. 14 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at 4th/5th and Shoshone Street East)
Utah
Ogden, UT (Nov. 15 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Forest Service Regional Office, 324 25th Street)
Colorado
Grand Junction, CO (Nov.16 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Mesa Mall, 2424 Old US Hwy 6 & 50)
Glenwood Springs, CO (Nov.17 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Centennial Park/9th Street)
Denver, CO (Nov. 18 from 12:00- 2:00 p.m. at Bass Pro Shop, 7970 Northfield Blvd.)
Missouri
Kansas City, MO (Nov. 19 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Union Station Kansas City, 30 W Pershing Rd)
Columbia, MO (Nov. 20 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Holiday Inn Executive Center, Columbia Mall, 2200 I-70 Drive S.W.)
St. Louis, MO (Nov. 21 from 6:00am to 7:00am at KSDK-TV 1000 Market Street)
Kentucky
Paducah, KY (Nov. 21 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Noble Park, 2801 Park Ave)
Paducah, KY (Nov. 22 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. at Noble Park, 2801 Park Ave)
Tennessee
Nashville, TN (Nov. 22 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Bass Pro Shops Opry Mills, 323 Opry Mills Dr.)
Knoxville, TN (Nov. 23 from 4:00 – 7:00 at 810 Clinch Avenue)
Virgina
Blacksburg, VA (Nov. 25 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at 135 College Ave.)
If you cannot make one of the community stops on the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree route you can always attend at the final destination. After arriving at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. the tree lighting is expected to occur in early December and promises to be magnificent and inspiring.