The Lights
In 1993 I inquired about the cost to run electricity along the 1000-foot stretch that would allow us to have outlets
for every tree. We needed three electrical outlets equally spaced along the1000-foot
stretch on three telephone poles.
In 1997, when the trees were finally tall enough to decorate, my friend Rick Farris and I
put lights on the trees all by ourselves.
for every tree. We needed three electrical outlets equally spaced along the1000-foot
stretch on three telephone poles.
In 1997, when the trees were finally tall enough to decorate, my friend Rick Farris and I
put lights on the trees all by ourselves.
That same year the Packers won the Super Bowl, so I turned off the red and blue lights for about a week. The yellow
and green lights just happened to be next to each other in the middle sections.
Many people noticed and recognized that it was a tribute to our Green Bay Packers.
Since then, we've had various ways of arranging the colors.
We have used as many different colors as we could find to make the display even more attractive.
and green lights just happened to be next to each other in the middle sections.
Many people noticed and recognized that it was a tribute to our Green Bay Packers.
Since then, we've had various ways of arranging the colors.
We have used as many different colors as we could find to make the display even more attractive.
The LED lights we purchased initially were listed as both “indoor and outdoor" lights. They were guaranteed to last five years and supposedly they could last 20 years. Well, it didn't take us long to discover that this was not true.
As you may or may not suspect, cold weather is not our worst enemy. When the weather is below freezing, the lights stay on. However, when the temperature rises above 32 degrees, the rains really wreak havoc on the lights. Moisture contamination where the strings are linked together is a constant problem and they have to be monitored daily.
As you may or may not suspect, cold weather is not our worst enemy. When the weather is below freezing, the lights stay on. However, when the temperature rises above 32 degrees, the rains really wreak havoc on the lights. Moisture contamination where the strings are linked together is a constant problem and they have to be monitored daily.