MITCHELL, SD (Mitchell Now) — The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree stopped outside the World’s Only Corn Palace on Thursday, Nov. 12, bringing a national holiday tradition to Mitchell.

Mayor Jordan Hansen addressed the crowd during the tree’s visit, a stop on its cross-country journey to Washington, D.C.

Mayor Jordan Hanson addresses the crowd from the Corn Palace balcony during the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree’s stop in Mitchell.

The tree came from Idaho’s Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and is headed to the U.S. Capitol’s West Lawn for the holiday season. Known as the “People’s Tree,” it is making community appearances during the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Whistlestop Tour.

Watch: Meet the People’s Tree

Watch our video from the Corn Palace stop to learn where this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree came from and hear about its role as the “People’s Tree.

As outlined in Mitchell Now’s original announcement, the event offered opportunities to view the tree through windows in its transport trailer and sign the banner accompanying it across the country.

The Mitchell stop gave the Palace City a place in the tree’s journey from Idaho to the nation’s capital.

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree stopped at Mitchell’s Corn Palace Thursday, with Mayor Jordan Hansen addressing the crowd as the “People’s Tree” continued its journey from Idaho to Washington.