Join me as a pull off the highway to examine and strange and unusual Central Oregon Landmark - the Bend, Oregon Shoe tree just off Hwy 97 north of Bend.
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The purpose and origins of shoe tress in general have been highly debated, and no one knows for sure where or why this tradition got started. Some theories are:
1. As mentioned, leaving used shoes for someone else who needs them.
2. Something fun to do with worn out shoes.
3. To document a memory or milestone - graduation, winning a big game, milestone birthday, loss of virginity, etc.
4. To commemorate the death of a loved one
5. To signify gang territory or the availability of drugs in the area.
6. Some shoe trees even have a serial killer as part of their origin story - such as the Salem, Michigan shoe tree. Legend has it, a serial killer threw the shoes of his victims into the tree.
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