Another Michigan Shoe Tree Has Disappeared: Oscoda County

Yep, Michigan has a good share of shoe trees...or should I say, HAD a good share.....because it seems that one by one, the shoes are being removed from these trees.

Here's another one. This one is between Comins and Fairview in Oscoda County.

If you drive north out of Fairview on M-33, you can't miss this shoe tree - just keep your eyes peeled on the right side of the road.

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So again, what are the possibilities of the existence of our shoe trees?
1) One theory says high school seniors throw their shoes into a specific tree once they graduate.
2) One says that high school Cross Country runners would throw their shoes into the tree(s) after they ran their last race.
3) Another states that during the Depression, a young boy had to have his feet amputated after working extreme hours outdoors with no shoes. A shoe tree is in memory of the boy, who once exclaimed "shoes don't grow on trees".
4) Another rumor claims the shoes are a sign that illegal drugs are sold close by.
5) Then there are the morbid rumors that the shows are from the victims of serial killers.

Maybe some of the above are true, maybe not.

No matter the reason for this particular shoe tree between Comins and Fairview, the fact remains that it is now GONE. The shoes have been REMOVED. And it was a really good shoe tree, too. Obviously, there are those who feel this is some kind of littering, which I can understand...but I see them as just plain being fun.

Either way, this one is gone...but you can see photos of the tree “before and after” by scrolling a way down to the image gallery below.