In front of Michelle Wollet’s real estate business in downtown Hillsdale is a small Christmas tree her husband Joe built — a simple wooden frame covered with chicken wire and Christmas lights. Gloves and mittens hang from clothespins, covering the tree like ornaments. A handwritten sign reads, The Giving Tree Have One, Leave One Need...
Every winter, Hillsdale gets cold — really cold for those from sunny states with balmy weather year-round. The average temperature in Hillsdale is around 47 degrees. December’s average is 20 degrees. January’s is 15 degrees. Hillsdale also gets an average of 46 inches of snow. Students from southern states, like Georgia, Texas, Arizona, and New...