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he scent can be intoxicating. The sight can brighten a room. And if you go and hunt down those holiday greens yourself — the memories can last a lifetime. Lucky for anyone wanting to search for the grand icon of the holidays or bring the glow of holly indoors, the Oak Harbor area boasts a number of family-run tree and holly farms. At many, a visit means much more than just a family trek to search out and cut down the perfect tree. “We have great live trees but it’s really
more about the experience,” Dave Grace said. Visit a local farm this holiday season and enjoy a cup of hot cider, browse homemade wares and take in the sound of holiday music as you walk around. “People are happy when they come here,” said Teddie Grace of her Woodbee Tree Farm off Torpedo Road. “They just know that they can sit around a fire and sip on hot cider, and even bring their own marshmallows to roast.” At Woodbee, tykes can pet the Grace’s
own “reindeer,” Randolf, or listen to what Douglas the talking fir has to say. For these tree and holly farm owners, Christmas doesn’t just come once a year, it’s part of daily life. “You have to really love holly to live here,” Wendy Rawls jokes of her “A Knot in Thyme” farm off DeGreaff Road. Rob Henderson’s family has been harvesting holly at its Troxell Road farm since 1952. Using premium holly from their orchard, they create hand-made wreaths, holly spray swag and more. The Grace’s took over
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