If you live near a body of water (lake, river or stream), submerge the tree. It serves as a shelter for baby and bait fish. When piled up on a beach, ice fishermen grab them and stand the trees upright in their fishing holes. That way skaters won't fall into the hole and the tree will sink by itself when the snow melts. Christmas trees are also used to mark the snowmobile trails over the ice from the mainland out to islands and/or ice fishing grounds in Michigan.
If you live near a body of water (lake, river or stream), submerge the tree. It serves as a shelter for baby and bait fish. When piled up on a beach, ice fishermen grab them and stand the trees upright in their fishing holes. That way skaters won't fall into the hole and the tree will sink by itself when the snow melts. Christmas trees are also used to mark the snowmobile trails over the ice from the mainland out to islands and/or ice fishing grounds in Michigan.