Great Mills, Maryland: Sponge Bob or Bluey the Dog
This blocky sculpture was formerly Bluey the Dog, and before that it was Bob Ross. By the time you visit, it may be something else.
Dyson Building Center
- Address:
- 20375 Point Lookout Rd, Great Mills, MD
- Directions:
- Dyson Building Center. On the south side of MD-5/Point Lookout Rd a half-mile west of its intersection with MD-246. Easy to see driving west, difficult to see driving east.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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We drove by yesterday and it was back to SpongeBob again! An easy photo op with the parking lot right there.
[Eliza, 08/18/2025]
Sponge Bob is now Bluey Bob!
[Amy Outlaw, 08/07/2024]And before he was SpongeBob he was Bob Ross. This artwork is apparently in the hands of someone with a cartoon attention span.
Sponge Bob is back to his regular clothes. He is beside the Dyson;s. You can pull right up to him in the parking lot.
[EC, 05/13/2023]It looks like Bob Ross is gone and it's back to just being SpongeBob.
[Debra Jane Seltzer, 03/20/2023]
For about 20 years a giant SpongeBob Squarepants has been a landmark at Dyson Building Supply in Great Mills. He stands on a hill next to the business, and has changed his outfits for various holidays and special occasions over time.
Shortly after the death of painter Bob Ross, SpongeBob was revamped to be a giant Bob Ross, and some happy trees were even added.
[Amy Outlaw, 07/06/2021]SpongeBob's latest makeover debuted in October 2020. Bob Ross died in 1995, but reruns of his show make it seem like he's never left us.
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