See This Festive Michigan Town on Hallmark’s Christmas Cam This Year

A Northern Michigan town that evokes the real-life essence of the festive communities featured in Hallmark holiday movies will once again be featured on the Hallmark Channel's Christmas Cam in 2023.

See Harbor Springs Mich. on Hallmark's Christmas Cam

You'll be able to see the festive happenings in Harbor Springs, Mich. as part of Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas on their Christmas Cam.

Known for their holiday specials, Hallmark Channel has teamed up with towns across the country to help viewers relax, indulge, and be inspired to get into the holiday spirit with the towns' twinkling lights and stunning displays.

Last year was the first year people across the world got to experience the magic of Christmas in Harbor Springs via Hallmark's Christmas Cam.

The Petoskey News-Review reported in June that the Harbor Springs City Council once again approved Hallmark's proposal to live stream from the town during the 2023 holiday season.

Four other cities will be featured on Hallmark's Christmas Cam this year: Corning, New York; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; St. Paul, Minnesota; and St. Petersburg, Florida.

How to Watch the Hallmark Christmas Cam

Hallmark Channel's Christmas Cam goes will go live on their website soon. An exact date the livestreams begin has yet to be revealed. However, in 2022, the the Christmas Cams went live on Nov. 27.

Harbor Springs Annual Christmas Celebration

Harbor Springs has been celebrating Christmas in a big way for more than a century! According to the Harbor Springs Chamber of Commerce, in the early 1900s a young contractor named George B. Hartung decided to "enhance Harbor Springs’ Christmas spirit by placing a freshly cut tree in the middle of town".

The town embraced the tree, and the first official lighting of the Harbor Springs Christmas Tree took place Dec. 24, 1915, "on a chilly Christmas Eve in Zorn Park, with 2,000 people in attendance."

In 2023, Harbor Springs is celebrating the 108th anniversary of their community Christmas tree. The annual tree lighting will take place Saturday, Nov. 25th.

Tree lighting festivities will start at 6p.m. The public is invited to sing carols, enjoy the lighting of the tree on Main Street, and celebrate the winners of the annual window decorating contest.

Also available again this year is the mailbox to Santa that will be located at the Lyric Threatre.

Everyone is then invited to attend an ecumenical chili dinner in the Holy Childhood Parish Hall at 150 W. Main Street, just adjacent to the tree, where you can also enjoy homemade cookies and hot cocoa!

Want to watch from home? The Christmas tree lighting will be streamed live on the Harbor Spring's Chamber of Commerce Facebook page.