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Majestic markers: 'Halfway trees' have sentimental roots in many Manitobans' hearts

"Somewhere in the high anxiety of those drives, I realized I had company: a magnificent lone tree just off the south, eastbound edge of the divided highway at almost exactly the halfway mark."
Winnipeg Free Press ·
One of the halfway trees between Winnipeg and Brandon. (Mandi Grayston Photo/Winnipeg Free Press)

As I set off from the Perimeter at the west edge of Winnipeg a few weeks ago, I wondered if we'd even recognize each other. It has, after all, been more than 30 years since a cub reporter for the Brandon Sun last made the weekly trips there and back to Brandon.

Somewhere in the high anxiety of those drives, I realized I had company: a magnificent lone tree just off the south, eastbound edge of the divided highway at almost exactly the halfway mark.

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