Give 'em a toss!
A Shoe tree, not to be confused with the shoe-preservation device
of the same name, is a tree (or, occasionally, a powerline pole or
other wooden object) that has been festooned with old shoes. Shoe
trees are generally located alongside a major local thoroughfare,
and may have a theme.
Shoe Trees may be the greatest embodiment of the American Spirit
you can find on the highway (free of admission charge, anyway).
While cultural anthropologists trumpet the aggregated populist
statement of the gum tree or the gob rock, we believe Shoe Trees
soar to greater heights.
A shoe tree starts with one dreamer, tossing his or her
footwear-of-old high into the sky, to catch on an out-of-reach
branch. It usually end there, unseen and neglected by others. But
on rare occasions, that first pair of shoes triggers a shoe tossing
cascade. Soon, teens are gathering up their old Adidas and
Sauconys, families are driving out after church with Dad's Reeboks
and grandma's Keds. Many inscribe messages on the sneakers in
permanent marker -- greetings, love poems and life
accomplishments.
The shoe tree blooms with polymer beauty. A work of art like this
may last for generations, tracing our history by our sneakers.
The Shoe Tree is at N 40 16.186, W 082
57.353.
This is a small cache container that should be an easy find. Like
the shoes on the shoe tree, it also just hangin' out. The point
here is just to take you someplace that you would have never
visited if it were not for geocaching. Have fun and enjoy this
location and please if you choose, bring a contribution.
Sources:
Roadside America
Wikipedia