It's one of the most unique holiday celebrations you’ll ever see. Stonington’s 5th Annual Lobster Trap Tree Celebration officially kicked off on Saturday. The main attraction is hundreds of traps and buoys stacked to the sky.

Eric MacAlpine drove about an hour away from Branford to check it out.

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“It’s a Christmas lobster tree, you can’t beat it,” said Macalpine.

Byron Dey said it was his third time he and his family joined the festivities.

"It's a really good way of tying in the history of the town with Christmas traditions," said Dey.

The buoys you see are not just decorations. Many of them are created by professional artists, and over 200 of them are sponsored buoys to promote local businesses.

Katie Brady and

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