Downer, Minnesota - Shoe Fence

Address:: County Hwy 10, Downer, MN
Directions:: East of Downer, Minnesota on Clay County 10, just before you enter into Becker County.

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Downer, Minnesota - Shoe Fence

Lining both sides of the highway are fences with shoes on top of all the fence posts. As the fence posts filled, people next started to nail shoes up the telephone poles along the fence line. This has been growing for over 10 years. [Sue, 02/04/2007]

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November 26, 2009