The Witches'Tree

[GeauxHomeLittleD]

Today we took a field trip downtown to visit another great Louisville legend- The Witches' Tree.

According to local lore the once beautiful tree was the meeting place and center hub for the witch community in the late 19th century- that is until city officials decided to chop it down before the big May Day celebrations even though the witches never really bothered anyone!

This displeased the witches greatly. So much so, they cast a curse. And exactly 11 months to the day after the tree was cut down, the city suffered a storm so severe that it was generally assumed that the witches had made good on their curse and summoned a storm demon. During the storm, lightning struck the stump of the old witches tree and a new tree began growing there. Not a healthy, happy tree, but rather the otherworldly thing that stands there now.

The storm brought crazy weather, we're talking high winds, tornadoes, torrential rains and lightning- and it virtually destroyed a good chunk of the city!  Word to the wise: Don't piss off the witches!

Today the gnarled old girl stands guard over a quiet, shady neighborhood. The people we encountered were friendly and though I doubt any witches put a curse on us we left an offering just to be on the safe side!

Link with short recap of story with better pics than I took!

My pics for your viewing pleasure:












Our next field trip will require some research. It is a supposed hidden, haunted cave in E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park that was featured on an episode of "These Woods Are Haunted". Hopefully we can narrow down the location and find this hidden local treasure of weirdness!

Until next time Rogues!