Dec. 24, 1914 Mayor Prince threw the switch that lighted Duluth's first Municipal Christmas Tree, a spruce, located in front of the St. Louis County Court House. The paper stated that thousands attended the lighting in -20 degree weather warmed by fires. They sang Christmas Carols, along with the band, in their own languages, English, Norwegian, German,Swedish and Slavic.Hugh McKenzie photo from UMD's Kathryn A Martin Library Archives, Zenith Web Site
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