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Floating Christmas tree on big Glen

It’s pretty easy for Santa Claus to spot the Siepker family compound every holiday season thanks to their unique Christmas tree that floats on big Glen Lake. “(Santa) always said it helps him find our house,” Frank Siepker III, a fourthgrade student at Glen Lake said.
The Siepker family poses for a photo at their Glen Lake home where they bring holiday cheer to the area by setting up a christmas tree on a small rowboat that lights up the Leelanau sky. From left to right: Traci, Ashley, Frank Jr., and Frank III. Enterprise photo by Brian Freiberger

It’s pretty easy for Santa Claus to spot the Siepker family compound every holiday season thanks to their unique Christmas tree that floats on big Glen Lake.

“(Santa) always said it helps him find our house,” Frank Siepker III, a fourthgrade student at Glen Lake said.

The Siepker’s sixth-grade daughter, Ashley, enjoys helping put the lights on and going to get the tree together as a family tradition.

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