. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. e Sound Trees er Coastal Flair V V hat goes better with a Christmas tree than old St. Nick? Perhaps a different, younger "Nick" with his own special Christmas creation. Neal "Nick" Harvey of Davis has designed a truly unique holiday decoration — the Core Sound Christmas tree. A former commercial fisherman, Harvey left the unpredictable seafood market in the early 1980s in search of more dependable income. He started up Harvey and Sons Net and Twine, selling nets and trawls to locals sti
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. e Sound Trees er Coastal Flair V V hat goes better with a Christmas tree than old St. Nick? Perhaps a different, younger "Nick" with his own special Christmas creation. Neal "Nick" Harvey of Davis has designed a truly unique holiday decoration — the Core Sound Christmas tree. A former commercial fisherman, Harvey left the unpredictable seafood market in the early 1980s in search of more dependable income. He started up Harvey and Sons Net and Twine, selling nets and trawls to locals still in the fishing business. When the market for nets and trawls declined, Harvey started marketing crab pots. Within a few short years, the demand for crab pots declined as well, and Harvey again was searching for new ways to generate income. The crab pots the Harveys made, and still make today, came in the fashionable colors that crabbers like to use — from bright orange to the "old standard" green. The scraps of green wire were the inspiration for Harvey's next business venture — the Core Sound Tree. Cutting the green mesh wire into triangles, Harvey fashioned a tree-shaped decoration suitable for outdoor use. Stringing the tree with brilliantly colored lights, a new holiday decoration was born that the locals lovingly refer to as the "crab pot" Christmas tree. The pre-lit trees have taken off in popularity and now decorate homes, yards and docks from Long Island to Florida. Storing the trees is easy. Simply fold the tree flat without removing the lights. The crab pot is mesh, designed to withstand submersion in salt water for up to five years, so the trees hold up well to typical outdoor use. Although most people choose to display their trees outside, the trees may also be decorated and enjoyed indoors. Down East, people have decorated their trees with shells, colorful floats and pieces of net. Garland and ornaments adorn many others. The folding de
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