Tree farms expect good season as people look for joy during the pandemic

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 20, 2020

Christmas tree farms around the state will have to adjust to state mask-wearing and mass-gathering mandates as well as physical distancing guidelines because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the great outdoors and the acres of trees to choose from may provide a diversion from those concerns as families participate in one of their holiday traditions. Stephen Higgins, president of the Maine Christmas Tree Association and owner of Higgins Balsams North tree farm in Presque Isle, senses a heightened interest in the holiday season as a respite to life amid the coronavirus.