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Ellicottville Ski Tree

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Ellicottville Ski Tree already a beloved holiday tradition

BY GINNA HENSEL

ELLICOTTVILLE — Black Friday deals, snow on the ground, decorations and returning college students are general signs the holiday season is starting.

However, in the eclectic and traditional town and village of Ellicottville, more personal holiday traditions are carried on, too.

A newer tradition has been around the past several years but is already a sight many look forward to each November: the ski tree next to the Ellicottville Historical Society Museum on Washington Street.

Ellicottville has had a tree in the past, but now with the new ski tree comes a new twist with the tradition. Several years ago, the Nelson Law Firm dreamt a dream to create something brand new for Ellicottville.

While it has seen a couple of different locations, the message remains the same: to bring the community together to make them proud of their home.

The idea came when John Nelson and a friend were out west and saw a ski tree. Magnificently standing above the other trees gleaming with repurposed skis living their new life.

Since the previous tree in Ellicottville was nowhere as extravagant as the ski tree out west, Nelson and friends decided to bring a ski tree to Ellicottville. Thus, the decision to have a ski tree was born.

A community initiative began asking locals to donate their old skis to the tree. Having the community’s own skis on the tree brought a whole new meaning to the tree. When the tree was completed locals could look on the tree and see

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