Angel Tree ~ Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Posted by: 
mike adams
N 30° 18.691 W 089° 19.527
16R E 276389 N 3355595
A life-saving tree on the corner of Demontluzin and the beach. It was part of the Kat-Rita Wood Project, a non-profit organization that turns hurricane scrap wood into art.
Waymark Code: WMAJ9Z
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2011
Views: 6
During the worst part of the storm (Hurricane Katrina), several locals sought "high ground" on the second floor of the Bay Town Inn, near Demontluzin Avenue. When the huge house began to crumble in the violent storm surge, three of them: Doug Niolet, Nikki Nicholson, and Kevan Guillry swam to a nearby oak tree in a last-resort effort to survive the storm. All three individuals made it through safely by clinging to the limbs.
Type of wood carving: Chainsaw carving
Artist's Name: Dayle Lewis
Approximate size/height: 20' +/-
Type of wood: oak
Other type: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
All logs must be the result of an actual visit to the wooden carving.
"Visited" only remarks will not be accepted.