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Kings Beach, California: Leaping Salmon Sculpture

A half-dozen salmon frozen in mid-leap. Replaced an earlier leaping trout sculpture by the same artist, Peter Hazel, who covers his creations with bits of broken crockery.

Lanza's Restaurant

Address:
7739 N. Lake Blvd, Kings Beach, CA
Directions:
Lanza's Restaurant. On the north side of Hwy 28/N. Lake Blvd a quarter-mile west of its stop light intersection with Hwy 267/N. Shore Rd.
Admission:
Free
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Trout Sculpture

This sculpture is gone. Replaced with a different sculpture with five leaping salmon.

[Debra Jane Seltzer, 11/27/2023]

The sculpture is a replacement by the same artist, Peter Hazel. He also made a giant crocodile for Burning Man 2019.

Mosaic trout.

Large Mosaic Trout Sculpture

Sculpture of a giant leaping trout, with both the fish and water made of tiles from recycled glass and ceramic pottery. It balances on its tail on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, outside a restaurant in Kings Beach.

[teamReames, 10/23/2014]

The trout titan was sculpted by Peter Hazel in 2014.


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