Archive for July, 2009

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Roadside News: July 19, 2009

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Cronkite and Armstrong – MO, OH | Mermaids To Flirt with Sharks – SC | Moonshine Tourism – TN | Emmett’s Casket – IL

Museum Opens As Jolly Green Statue Turns 30

Friday, July 17th, 2009

For three decades the Jolly Green Giant has cast a mighty shadow — formed by a body built by healthy vegetables — across Blue Earth, Minnesota. Standing over 55 feet tall, the Giant went up on July 6, 1979.

The Ledge: 1353 Feet Straight Down

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

It’s been two weeks since “The Ledge” opened in Chicago, a lofty tourist sensation that seems to have taken a page from the Indians’ playbook.

I’m Still Standing: Living Statues

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Wherever and whenever large flocks of tourists congregate in urban settings you are also likely to find those popular purveyors of motionless entertainment known as “living statues.”

Roadside News: July 14, 2009

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

No Jackson Behemoth for Vegas – NV | The Bucket Was On My Bucket List – TN | Cider Barrel Rules – MD | Magical Monoliths Rise Again in Texas – TX

Grade A Giants

Monday, July 13th, 2009

We all love our Roadside Giants, but rarely think about where the next generation of oversized distractions will come from. Today’s wide-eyed children, with dreams of four-story-high Labradoodles and towering fruit roll-ups, will need encouragement — and cash — to realize their own visions of entertaining enormousness. So when The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor came up [...]

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