you could have knocked my socks off

 this morning reading the paper with the cat on my lap and I came across this paragraph: 

This year, the Mackinaw brought about 1,200 pine trees, which are given to needy families. The drop-off in early December capped a five-day mission that started in Cheboygan, Michigan, on Lake Huron.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/14/22820993/coast-guard-christmas-tree-ship-mackinaw-chicago-navy-pier-lake-michigan

Does Beagles know anything about this?  Is it a big deal in Cheboygan?