Photo by Chad Koenen

The New York Mills Christmas Tree Festival is underway at the City Hall Ballroom. The week full of festivities kicked off on Saturday morning with the annual Family Day that included cookie decorating, arts and crafts, as well as a visit from Santa Claus. The Christmas Tree Festival will continue this week with horse drawn sleigh rides on Tuesday, a ballet recital and high school band concert on Wednesday, Craft and Sip on Thursday and the NY Mills Lions Club Community Christmas Party on Saturday night. For more pictures and information about the opening day of the Christmas Tree Festival check out page 10.