The Shoe Tree in Beaver, Arkansas is on the road to Beaver Dam, a few miles from Dinosaur World . It has been mysteriously chosen, one of many thousands of trees and woods lining an otherwise featureless highway. Hundreds of old sneakers and running shoes dangle, some over 30 feet off the ground. There's a dirt shoulder where tourists and contributors pull off. Many of the shoes have names and messages scrawled on them in magic marker.
Closer inspection reveals that shoes have spread to branches on adjacent trees, like sneaker kudzu.
Eventually, this whole stretch of road will be choked with shoe trees. The Shoe Tree in Beaver, Arkansas was felled by a bad storm, waterlogged shoes possibly contributing to its demise. See the news story . Send us mail . Terms and Conditions .