Veterans memorial tree finds new home in Maine
COLUMBIA FALLS — A perpetually lit tree that honors veterans has found a new home in eastern Maine after Bar Harbor’s town council pulled the plug on.
The council two years ago agreed to let nonprofit group Wreaths Across America put lights on a tree in a town park and keep it lit in honor of veterans.
But the council last month voted to pull the plug after some people complained that an accompanying plaque referred to Christmas and they weren’t Christian.
In response, Wreaths Across America set up a larger lighted tree near its headquarters in Columbia Falls.
In ceremonies Sunday, volunteers took the lights and plaque from the Bar Harbor tree and brought them to Columbia Falls, where a lighting ceremony was held for the new tree.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.