Crews brought the state Christmas tree into the Nebraska Capitol on Dec. 5, 2023.
A member of a work crew helps to guide a large Christmas tree through the second-floor doors of the Nebraska State Capitol on Dec. 5, 2023, before it is raised in the Rotunda.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Pine needles litter the floor in the Rotunda on Dec. 5, 2023, after the Capitol Christmas tree was raised.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Department of Administrative Service maintenance workers Scott Brumm (left) and Ricky Sanchez watch as other crew members adjust a large Christmas tree on Dec. 5, 2023, in the Capitol Rotunda.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
A member of a work crew secures a length of rope to the base of a large Christmas tree on Tuesday before it is hoisted to the second floor of the Nebraska Capitol. The annual tree lighting will be 2 p.m. Sunday followed by a new event hosted by the governor outside his residence south of the Capitol.
Nebraska's first-year governor is adding a new twist to a decades-old holiday tradition this month, inviting the public to the Governor's Mansion for a tree lighting after-party.
The “Hometown Christmas” gathering, which was held after the Capitol tree lighting ceremony, included a live nativity scene and hayrack and horse-drawn carriage rides.
A 22-foot Colorado spruce from a Walton nursery was carefully selected by the Office of the Capitol Commission to be this year’s annual Christmas tree.
The “Hometown Christmas” gathering, which was held after the Capitol tree lighting ceremony, included a live nativity scene and hayrack and horse-drawn carriage rides.
