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- Rhinelander, Wisconsin - Rhinelander Welcomes New Monsters
Home of the Hodag: The monster-happy town invites more fiberglass creatures to stalk its streets. [03/09/2010] Complete Story...
Logging Museum
- Address:
- 450 W Kemp St., Rhinelander, WI
- Directions:
- In the Logging Museum. South end of town. Corner of Kemp St. (Business US 8) and Oneida Ave.
- Phone:
- 715-369-5004
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
Next time you're in the North Woods of Wisconsin, check out the Hodags up in Rhinelander. We stopped by there this sommer, and it was a semi-entertaining couple hours trip. The Hodag is a strange local attraction, there are a couple of them up there. It's a wooden fake beast. The other interesting attraction in Rhinelander is a semi-large logging and train museum, along with a couple small museums on the property.
[Brian Wolf, 12/05/1999]- Rhinelander, Wisconsin - Trademarked Hodag Statue
Local monster statue is vivid depiction -- and protected as a piece of intellectual property.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
- Address:
- Business US Hwy 8, Rhinelander, WI
- Directions:
- Outside the Chamber of Commerce. Southwest end of town. On Business US 8, a block west of intersection with Hwy 47.
- Phone:
- 800-236-4386
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Thanks to the city of Rhinelander for this fun statue and swept winter bike paths to get to the Chamber of Commerce building. Love the selfie stand too!
[Bobbi, 01/07/2022]- Rhinelander, Wisconsin - Trademarked Hodag Statue
Amidst the mystical forests of Rhinelander, WI lives the ferocious, yet possibly misunderstood beast, the Hodag! Born from a hoax in the 1800s, he now draws road trip nerds (like me) from far and wide. Made even more famous not only by its television debut on an episode of Scooby Doo, but its mention in JK Rowlings' Fantastic Beasts, the Hodag is a creature worthy of a road trip pilgrimage in itself. The Hodag store beckons travelers with an array of Hodag souvenirs, including socks, plushies, and even Hodag poop (green silly putty). I keep telling my children, someday they could end up on a trivia game show and the million dollar question could be "What mythical creature is Rhinelander, Wisconsin's claim to fame?"
Pick up literature and learn about Hodag history!
[Gretchen, 08/08/2019]
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The Hodag, scourge of the northern woods, is FAKE? Says who? The Hodag is seven feet long, 30 inches tall, first seen in 1896 when local Gene Shepard snapped a photo. Tusks, razorsharp claws, pointy horned spine . . . lumberjacks cornered it in a cave and knocked it out with a chloroform sponge on a pole. Today, Hodag banners flutter from street poles downtown, and a Hodag statue stands in town. Not sure if it's still around, but a stuffed "replica" could be seen at the Chamber of Commerce and the Logging Museum.