It's A Shoe Tree

Leaving Gettysburg headed west on 30 Highway we came upon a roadside art installation.

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For about 200 yards the trees were loaded with flip flops and the occasional visor.

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In the lake area of south-western Missouri there is a power line crossing the road with tennis shoes, their laces tied together, flung over by the dozens.

I've often wondered if a saturation point could be met and the line pulled down by the weight of the shoes.

Here we have a whole new genre - art without the threat of electrocution.

This can easily be found just east of

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(I'm not making this up)

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Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum and Candy Emporium!

"Fresh Fudge Made Everyday"

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