Two Harbors mayor collects Honking Tree plans

• Listening

(Photo by Monica Isley) Two Harbors mayor Randy Bolen Jr. (at microphone) is flanked by members of local law enforcement and city and county officials during a task force meeting to decide the future of what's left of the Honking Tree.

Talk about it

More...

• Honking Tree

From chain saw carvings, to plaques, to wooden nickles, people offered their ideas for ways to memorialize the trunk of the Honking Tree.

A couple dozen people gathered Tuesday night at the Community Center in Two Harbors for mayor Randy Bolen's task force meeting, dedicated solely to learning how the community would like to preserve what's left of the tree that had become a Highway 61 icon.

The tree was cut down by persons unknown on April 30.

Bolen said he will continue to accept ideas through Memorial Day, and then will meet with representatives of other governmental units in the area to choose a final memorial plan.

Submissions can be sent to Bolen at rkbolenjr@mchsi.com, or mailed to Bolen at Two Harbors City Hall, 522 1st Ave., Two Harbors, MN 55616.

For the complete story, read this week's Lake County News-Chronicle, on the stands May 14.

Tags: two harbors, honking tree, news