On the Water: Long Beach's holiday trees are already in the bay. Why so early? – Press Telegram
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LONG BEACH -- A unique holiday tradition continues with the lighting of the floating Christmas trees in the bay. "We actually start the process the Monday following Labor Day weekend," said Superintendent of Marine Maintenance in the Long Beach, Calif Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine Eric Woodson. The Parks Department stages the exhibit every year. "We transport them from our storage yard and then we actually put the trees together, string the lights on them, replace anything that has been damaged," Woodson said. "We light the trees up Thanksgiving," Woodson said there are 67 trees ...