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2023 Sentinel Oak Calendar available now... wood pieces coming in 2023.

We have just received our first printing of the 2023 Sentinel Oak Wall Calendar! Thanks to Tim Bechtol for the month-by-month pictures of...

New Year's Update

Work on the Sentinel Oak is progressing nicely. The third video shows some of the wood being milled. The wood slabs look tremendous. ...

How Old is the Sentinel Oak?

Just how old is The Sentinel Oak? The simple plan was to count the rings in the stump after felling the tree. This proved impossible, as...

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Hidden Treasures In The Tree

What surprises did we find inside the hollow base of the tree? Nestled in the potting soil of the tree stump was an intact, clear glass...

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Chapter 4: A Loud Crash

This is my last day – February 19, 2021 – It’s a hard day, but not a bad day: 300 years – 1,200 seasons – 3,600 months – 109,575 days....

Chapter 3: Feeling Ill

Now for two years, only a few leaves dot my branches which were once filled with oak leaves. My days are at an end. I’ve heard Mark...

Chapter 2: A Boy Named Mark

One Sunday summer afternoon, I saw a young man riding a bicycle on the road before it was open to the public. He didn’t see me but, I...

Chapter 1 - The Sentinel Story

I am born. I am not sure what year it was. Trees don’t pay much attention to such things, but I’ve overheard admiring visitors say I may...