Enjoy these images from the O’Tannenbaum Tour 2022 on Dec. 3 and 4, 2022, at St. Stephens UCC in Merrill. Then mark your calendar for the first weekend in 2023 to take the tour yourself and experience the Christmas magic!
One tree was decorated with ice-cream novelties, malts, and other sparkling delights. Tina L. Scott photo.The trees raffled off at the O’Tannenbaum Tour include the lights, the stand, the ornaments, and anything tucked beneath the tree. In this case, the winner received a colorful tree skirt and complete nativity scene to set up beneath the tree when they took it home. Tina L. Scott photo.Gnomes are a popular Christmas theme this year. This tree was donated with a gnome theme and included a variety of different gnome ornaments of different sizes and kinds. Tina L. Scott photo.A break in the stream of visitors at the O’Tannenbaum Tour provided an opportunity to get a better view of the variety of trees spread throughout two large rooms. Tables displayed dozens of gift baskets and wreaths that were also raffled off during the O’Tannenbaum Tour at St. Stephens on Dec. 3 and 4. Tina L. Scott photo.Some decorated trees even had delightful home decor like this sign tucked into the branches, and one lucky winner got to take home the entire tree-ornaments, lights, tree stand, tree skirt, decor, and all! Tina L. Scott photo.Marissa Taylor, daughter of Katie and Michael Taylor of Tomahawk, was dressed up as an elf for the O’Tannenbaum Tour and fit right in with the Santa’s Workshop theme for this year. Tina L. Scott photo.A child stares in awe at all the candy, treats, and Christmas ornaments on a tree decorated with children in mind. Tina L. Scott photo.Elves were a big part of the Santa’s Workshop theme at this year’s O’Tannenbaum Tour. Tina L. Scott photo.Guests visiting the O’Tannenbaum Tour are immediately taken into Santa’s Workshop where the elves are hard at work making toys for Christmas and elves can be found hiding everywhere. Tina L. Scott photo.From Santa’s main workshop area, visitors enter into the O’Tannenbaum Tour under this arch, where they are greeted by an array of lights and sparkling decorations and this year, 114 different items being raffled off to raise funds for 4-H and other area programs for youth, including 23 fully decorated Christmas trees. Tina L. Scott photo.
