BOSTON — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s recent trip to Nova Scotia to secure the city’s official Christmas tree for the 2025 holiday season reportedly came with a five-figure price tag.
The $13,365 in expenses covered flights, hotel accommodations, and other costs for the mayor and members of her team, the Boston Herald reported.
Of the total, more than $11,000 was paid by taxpayers, while a private fund contributed $2,000 to cover expenses for the city’s interim Parks Commissioner, according to financial records obtained by the newspaper.
The annual trip is part of a long-standing tradition between Boston and Nova Scotia.
Each year, Nova Scotia gifts Boston a Christmas tree as a gesture of gratitude for the city’s aid following the 1917 Halifax Explosion, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history.
This year’s tree—a 45-foot white spruce—arrived in Boston a couple of weeks ago and now stands in Boston Common.
The official tree lighting ceremony is scheduled for Thursday evening, marking the start of the city’s holiday celebrations.
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