The Great American Campground and Dive Bar is our base camp. We visited Whiskey Dicks the first night. The second night, we went into the tourist area. Today, we are riding to Big Dicks. Once we arrived, we saw the bar is next to the water. Very few land parking spots. There were more spots for boat traffic off the water. Neat area. Unfortunately for us, Big Dicks was closed this day. That is okay. We already had some intel about a Cup Tree and a Shoe Fence. Off we go looking for the Cup Tree.
We heard a couple of stories about the origin of the Cup Tree. Someone said there used to be a water spring nearby, and people were welcome to use a cup and get a drink of water. I heard that two women were fighting over some cups and saucers. One woman started throwing the dishes at the other. After the fight was over, the woman who lived in the house began nailing the cups to the tree. I heard she would often visit Big Dicks until her passing a few years before. I heard the first cup was hung 30 years ago. I am just reciting what I heard during the trip.
Not far from the Cup Tree is the Shoe Fence. We found it. The story I heard about the shoe fence was that if kids needed new shoes, they could get a pair from the fence. I also heard that the shoes represent hunters that were poaching out of season. The only thing that remains of the poachers were their shoes hung on the fence.
The Cup Tree and the Shoe Fence are both unusual sites to experience. I hope you enjoy the pictures.
YouTube Shorts @Bill.Lanham
Cup Tree https://youtube.com/shorts/ASv7L0lw_QQ?si=HyiTP2P_507XDJOJ
Shoe Fence https://youtube.com/shorts/5R-izsPPb5Y?si=GjkcvHvvRXPdM-1c
