As a kid in Detroit, the arrival of the tree at Campus Martius and the opening of the ice rink marked the start of the holiday season. It was a sign as clear as the smell of hot cocoa in the crisp air ...
Under sunny skies and summer-like weather, workers in downtown Detroit hoisted a 66-foot Michigan-grown Norway spruce high into the sky at CampusMartiusPark ahead of the Detroit Tree Lighting.