2026 City of Milwaukee Christmas tree harvested Thursday

Well, happening now, it's the sign of the holiday season. The city of Milwaukee is harvesting its official Christmas tree. Yeah, I think that's video from last year. The tree that was just cut down this morning is in the process of being loaded onto a flatbed, and then it's going to hit the road and head down to the Deer District, which will soon be called the Cheer District. And Stephanie has been following the process all morning long and talking with the family who generously gave us this and donated it to the city. Steph, how's it going out there? Hey, guys. Okay, so you can see they're taking one final photo. I'm going to step out of the way in front of the tree because it's about to head off with a police escort here to the Deer District, which will in turn become the Cheer District. You can see it is quite the scene here. They're handing out cupcakes, treats for everybody, this family that is all coming together to celebrate and also say goodbye to this tree that, you know, really has been a part of this family for generations. It's 40 foot wide. Colorado Blue Spruce. So they're saying goodbye. We got Bango here. We got the mayor. We have Alderman Lamont Westmoreland. It's the mayor's birthday. There's a lot to celebrate here. We're on the northwest side of Milwaukee, and this tree is going to be heading to the Deer District shortly here. They just pulled up. You can see DPW crews are about to take it away after chopping it down. And then once it heads to the Cheer District. Sorry, guys. Lots going on here. Um, it will be decorated and really just shared for the whole community to be celebrated. What an amazing way to share this decades long generation old tree that has sat here for so long and been a part of this family now will be shared with the city. So kind of an amazing, but also bittersweet moment for, uh, you know, the lovely couple That is saying goodbye to their tree, but also. Sharing it with the whole city. Very cool. We are so excited about this. It's such a good vibe. So thank you so much, Stephanie. We'll check back in. And Justin, I'd love to see the process. It's the sign of the season, yes.