ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 
· Home · Mobile
· Contact/Submit
· Classified Ads
· Birthdays
· Local Events
· Obituaries
· List of Topics
· Photo Archive
· Stories Archive
· Search


Campbellsville University




Dr. Ronald P. Rogers
 CHIROPRACTOR

Support for your body's natural healing capabilities

 270-384-5554
 Click here for details
 






  United
Citizens
Bank
Click here for information
 




 
Rex's
CYCLE SHOP
  
384-6018
 rexscycleshop.com

 













What's Going On
in Columbia?

see ColumbiaMagazine's
Events List

 


 
Columbia Gas Dept.
 GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL
Contact Numbers
24 hrs/ 365 days
270-384-2006 or 9-1-1
Call before you dig
 



Visit
ColumbiaMagazine's
 Directory of Churches

Addresses, times,
phone numbers and more
for churches in Adair County
 

 
Find Great Stuff in
ColumbiaMagazine's
Classified Ads

Antiques, Help Wanted,
Autos, Real Estate,
Legal Notices, More...
 





  
Towering Tree: Sign from Heaven, to Paradise - Paradise Lane

Album: The Towering Tree. Click on headline for introduction and photo(s)
Old Coddger brought reality back from whimsy, suggesting said the towering tree seen from Veterans Bypass doesn't have a reason why, it just is.. But is it, just is?

The Towering Tree, noticed for so long by travelers along the Adair Veterans Memorial Bypass and on Greensburg Street, Kentucky, is now a much better documented landmark, since curiosity got the best of Mike Sneed, who explored every inch of where it looked like it would be until he found it - in his backyard.

A charming coincidence, the arrow of the crown points down from the Heavens to Paradise on Earth for some fortunate Adair Countians - Paradise Lane, in the hidden residential development off Lampton Lane, and cut off from The Pines of Lindsey Wilson by Columbia International Airport.

Lorene Martens, whose home on Bluegrass Drive affords an easy view of the Towering Tree, sent some photos, which are now attached to this introduction, along with links to stories which may be necessary.



This story was posted on 2012-06-16 07:11:42
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.



Why? The towering tree seen from Veterans Bypass?



2012-06-15 - From Veterans Bypass, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener.
It's a single tree above all the rest and can be seen even more distinctly going north on Greensburg Street, alongside Sherman and Sherman Wayne's recycling center. It's the high jut in the skyline at the top center of the picture. The photo above was taken from the Adair County Veterans Memorial Bypass, looking across Downey's Mill, across Petty's Fork and the Graves Farm, and I don't know what all else to what looks like Lampton Lane, but we've never found exactly which tree it is there. Mrs. Marcum, who must have one of those Billy Joe Fudge genes for seeing the difference everytime, always is the first to say, "Well. look at that tree ahead." Despite the immodest display by this one, it is not the only one in the world to tower above everything else - nor could it be the most famous. On KY 55, going north down Muldraugh Hill in Marion County, into one of America's most pleasing scenes, Mrs. Marcum - still my favorite mother-in-law/author in the world - always says, "Well, would you look at that tree ahead." There's one a little to windshield left which just pops out at everyone, towering in the most grand, smart alecky way, saying, 'Well look at me,' and everyone does. And everyone watches for why this one tree, has such a prominence on the horizon, and then, reaching where it looks like it is, can never figure out just which tree it is." It's a wonder and a question for all the wisdom of the ages - or just one Billy Joe Fudge - to explain it. -EW See also: Towering Tree, zooming in
Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



Towering Tree, zooming in



2012-06-15 - From Veterans Bypass, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Here's a closer look at Mrs. Marcum's: Well, would you look at that tree. See also: Why? The towering tree seen from Veterans Bypass? The tree in fact does have a coincidental significance: It points to Paradise - Paradise Lane - a little bit of secluded heaven right here in Adair County.
Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



Postcard from the Present: Sky marker-From Heaven to Paradise



2012-06-16 - Paradise Lane, Columbia, KY - Photo by Lorene Martens. The Towering Tree so many have noticed from Greensburg Street at the Adair Veterans Memorial Bypass and from the bypass does have a charming coincidencidental significance: It points from Heaven to Paradise on Earth - to Paradise Lane, a secluded residential area off Lampton Lane. Mike Sneed had wondered about the tree, seeing it from afar, searched for it, and found it was on his property. And Lorene Martens, who lives on another street in the neighborhood, shares this and another photo of the tree up close.
Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



The Towering Tall Tree: As neighbors see it daily



2012-06-16 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Lorene Martens.
Lorene Martens gets to enjoy the Towering Tree right in her own neighborhood.
Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



More articles from topic News:

Remembering Sarah B. Hart: Up in Heaven, now

Downtown People A visit with Smokie and his folks

Beshear appoints 29th Judicial District nominating commission

Murder of Sarah B. Hart: Autopsy indicates strangulation

Mary Joann Hamilton, 74, Glasgow, KY (d. June 15, 2012)

Remembering Sarah B. Hart: Prayers for family at this time

107 Ministries dedication will be Sunday, June 23, 2012

Mike Sneed searched for towering tree, and found it

VBS at Knifley Christian Church, Sat., June 30, 2012

David Wells remembers spring cooled milk

View even more articles in topic News
  

Bank of Columbia

BankColumbia.com
Member FDIC



115 Jamestown St.
Columbia, KY.
270-384-2496
 
















The Best of
Senior Quest
Local Stories of
The Greatest Generation

Order Book or e-Book


See who's celebrating
Birthdays and Anniversaries
in Columbia:

Special Events List
 








 
ColumbiaMagazine's
Veterans List

Click Here
 

Get weather alerts for Adair County



Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency





 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features

Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017

Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.