The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) will coordinate the harvest of the official 2025 state Christmas tree in Sault Ste. Marie today.

The 68-foot spruce is being donated by Linda Ried in honor of her grandparents, Lawrence and Nettie Richey. A brief ceremony will be held from 10 to 10:35 a.m., weather permitting, after which the tree will be harvested by the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association, the Michigan Association of Timbermen, and the DTMB Christmas tree crew.

On Saturday, DTMB will coordinate the delivery of the tree to the east-facing side of the Michigan State Capitol in downtown Lansing.

The tree is scheduled to arrive at 8:30 a.m., after which local Boy Scouts troops will be on hand to untie the tree. The HI-Ball Company of Lansing will volunteer a crane and crew to set the tree near the intersection of Capitol and East Michigan avenues at approximately 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.