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Greg Connor, who refers to himself as an amateur musician, didn’t know much about the famed Honking Tree before it was chopped down in April.

But the story of it resonated with him, so he wrote a song about it as part of his New Year’s Resolution to post a song a month on banjohangout.com. He has also written songs about Canal Park, the Aerial Lift Bridge and the Superior Hiking Trail.

“I’m just amazed that somebody would do that,” Connor, 57, said of the vandalism. “I feel a little bit of a loss. The song I wrote is more in the direction of remembering it instead of feeling angry about it.”

The song combines guitar and banjo, and has the refrain: “Honking tree will live in our memories. The White Pine will always be there for me.”

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