Lakewood Holiday Traditions...
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:32 pm
Here Dodi at Lakewood Garden Center shows off, one of the many trees we checked out
before buying!
I have started this simple little thread to highlight some of the many Holiday Traditions that
have been important to Lakewood and Lakewoodites over the past decade and decades.
Memories of everything from the Tree, and ornaments at Sterling Linders, to the May Co.
windows, buying a tree at the YMCA or St. James, to the Christmas Tree Bonfire, and of
course looking at the new traditions like the Burning Monkey Festival.
So let's start with a new tradition that replaces an old one.
For decades, everyone in town would get their tree at the YMCA Tree sale. Parents playing
the game of waiting as long as possible, while the number of "good" trees went down. Like
some version of Holiday Liar's Poker. Years later St. James started to sell trees, and it was
on! Two lots, within a couple hundred yards of each other.
Now-a-days we stay local and go to Lakewood Garden Center, where Paul and family make
sure, all of he trees are nice, and affordable.
Check them out today, or tomorrow during Shop Local.
Stay Tuned....
