By Mike Rosso Last month’s issue contained an article about the National Christmas Tree, which was felled near Silver Creek in Chaffee County in 1962, and shipped to Washington D.C. to be displayed before thousands at a lighting ceremony outside the White House. Since publishing that article, more was learned about the tree and the dedication sign that was erected in the early 2000s at the site of its removal. The first tree chosen for the honor came from the Cottonwood Creek area west of Buena Vista. It was an 85-foot blue spruce. Sadly, as it was being loaded by ...
