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Last weekend I visited my hometown of Cuyahoga Falls, and stopped by this
tree in a park in nearby Akron. It is a very large bur oak, with a shape
that suggests it was intentionally manipulated as such. Tradition has it
that it was formed by native Americans to serve as a trail marker for the
portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawrus Rivers---a connecting link
between the Great Lakes/St Lawrence River and Ohio/Mississippi Rivers.

The tree itself unfortunately is declining, and has had a large part of its
central trunk broken out. The central trunk above the two side branches is
around 4' in diameter, the current height is 76.5' but was taller before the
section broke. It is still a neat tree to see, though.

Steve

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