Because of a devoted team of Camden Garden Club members, husbands and friends, the town lamp posts are bedecked in dazzling holiday greenery again this year. Early on November 20th the group gathered at the American Legion Hall in Camden where 98 unadorned balsam wreaths awaited them.

The organization’s tradition of decorating the town from Thanksgiving through January began 69 years ago. Originally baskets held evergreens and red berries, then for a few years, small decorated trees. During the energy crisis in the 1970s the club decided to forego lights and use tinsel. As might have been expected, the tinsel idea lasted only one year. The velvety red bows and twinkling white lights, carefully and expertly wired onto the wreaths by this year’s team, have been the preferred embellishment since the 1990s. Thanks to the Camden Garden Club, the town is aglow with the spirit of the season for all to enjoy!