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End Times Jesus Draws Battle Line Along Interstate

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Appearances of invincibility, even in a roadside statue of an all-powerful being, can be deceiving.

Raising Dough – Giant Pierogi

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Jeff Lohaud is a Minneapolis-based artist with a dumpling dream: a vision inspired by the Eastern European version of stuffed dough called a pierogi. His ambition is to raise  $100,000 to fund the creation of a 17-foot-tall cast bronze sculpture of a pierogi, perched atop a formidable metal fork. The masonry base will display the [...]

Old Chief Faces New Foes In Bemidji

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

For a hundred years a statue of Chief Bemidji has stood in his namesake city of Bemidji, Minnesota. The current Chief has looked out over Lake Bemidjigamaug since 1952, replacing an earlier model that had fallen apart.

Giant Forks: Sign of the Tines

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Recently a giant fork appeared on a traffic median in Pasadena, California. No one seemed to know who was responsible for the guerrilla installation of the 18-foot-tall rogue utensil…

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.

Nature Calls: Talking Trees

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

In these ecologically sensitive times, maybe we all should start listening to the trees. Unfortunately, real trees have a hard time communicating clearly with their limited vocabulary and poor diction.

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