Idaho tree decorated with shoes since 1940s burns

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Associated Press (Stamford Advocate)

Friday, July 16, 2010

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. Forest Service officials in northern Idaho say the rubber-soled decorations that made the "shoe tree" a beloved Priest River landmark also helped fuel its demise.

Tourists and locals since the 1940s have dressed the tree with hundreds of pairs of shoes, nailing sneakers to its trunk and hanging work boots from its branches. ...

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Edited July 19, 2010 by Geppetto