RIP to this Shoe Tree that burned down in a fire

[boingboing]

Originally published at: RIP to this Shoe Tree that burned down in a fire | Boing Boing

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[d_r]

Not what I thought of when I saw “shoe tree” in the title. I guess language does evolve after all.

[euansmith]

Indeed, this was the “last” thing I expected to see.

[angusm]

Many soles perished in this tragedy.

[knoxblox]

Hot foot

[AnthonyI]

I almost forgot there’s one in N. Michigan. It’s at least 30 years old.

Kalkaska Shoe Tree

[ludd]

Many soles perished in this tragedy.

Steps must be taken to bring the arsonist to heel.

[mgrey]

located 4-3 miles north

So one mile?

[ludd]

For decades local peasants would harvest the Shoe Tree’s strange fruit to make the Toe Jam that made Shaniko famous.

[Papasan]

They call that “the cobblers tree”, don’t ask why…