Christmas Tree Festival at Monroe County Historical Museum

The Monroe County Historical Museum will host its 30th annual Christmas Tree Festival during December.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, no admission fee is charged during the Christmas festival. Tour groups are asked to make reservations at 240-7780 to avoid schedule conflicts.

More than 50 classrooms, youth groups, church clubs and service organizations participated in the 2007 festival. Any group that would like to provide a decorated tree or wreath should submit the entry form by Nov. 12. For information, contact Lynne Reaume at 240-7780 or lynn_reaume@monroemi.org.

Also during December, the Stanley Newton Victorian Room will be decorated in Victorian holiday style.

And in conjunction with the Monroe County World War II special exhibit, a 1940s-era tree and other seasonal displays from that decade will be shown.