A 42-foot-tall balsam fir makes its way along Congress Street to Monument Square on Thursday, when city workers installed this year's Christmas tree.
City workers install a 42-foot-tall balsam fir tree in Monument Square on Thursday. They will spend the next two days stringing the native tree with roughly 5,000 LED lights.
Portland city arborist Troy Derouche reaches for a crane cable while installing a 42-foot-tall balsam fir tree in Monument Square on Thursday. The tree, which weighs 4,800 pounds, was taken from the LaFlamme family home at 94 Marilyn Ave. in Westbrook.
This year's Christmas tree in Monument Square in Portland will be lit in a ceremony on Nov. 24 at 5 p.m.
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