Saranac Lake, NY, Dec 10, 2009 — Commentator Paul Willcott and his wife, Ann, had long dreamed of the perfect Christmas tree. In 2002, when they became the new proud owners of a rambling old cure cottage in Saranac Lake, they got their chance. It was the right time, and the right place, for the perfect tree. Didn't seem like such a big undertaking. But the story of that first big tree didn't turn out quite as expected.