Learn how the Holiday Trees were saved on the Manhattan Beach Pier -

Read the article by Scotty Claus in SouthBay Magazine about how a local business owner rescued a holiday tradition in downtown Manhattan Beach.

Manhattan Beach Pier Trees

Here is an excerpt:

“It was 2009 when (then) Mayor Richard Montgomery and I first discussed the idea of decorating the pier with living trees. We were at a holiday fundraiser, and The Living Christmas Company had donated the trees for the event. When I mentioned we could do the same for the Manhattan Beach pier and make it look like Narnia, Richard was immediately on-board.

The first year was rough. We carted over 70 trees onto the pier just as a major storm hit that weekend. I ran out to the pier at 5 a.m. to see that nearly every tree been knocked over and there was soil and trees everywhere. We bought bungee cords and strapped every one of them to the railing.”

Read the entire article in SouthBay Magazine!