Part of the charm of the touching tradition is the exact location is a loosely guarded secret - a way to keep the crowds down. Larsen's friends started with just a few items in the 80s, and now there are 627 and counting. They come find it and add it,' said Larsen. Larsen collects everything and sorts and laminates the mementos with help and hangs them back on the tree. You will also find notes as well as odds and ends. The so-called Pet Memorial Christmas Tree is where folks leave pictures of their dogs, cats, and goldfish who have passed.
'You are showing people their pets, the loves of their lives, right,' said Larsen. CENTRAL PARK, Manhattan (WABC) - It is Marianne Larsen's happy place in Central Park - where every few days, the animal lover comes and tends to what at first appears to be an evergreen covered with ornaments.
