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Austin, Minnesota: Giant Fork Covered in Forks

25 feet high, the big fork is covered with 20,000 forks, welded on by Gordon Huether in 2022.

Hormel Foods

Address:
1 Hormel Place, Austin, MN
Directions:
Hormel Foods. I-90 exit 178B. Turn north onto 6th St. NE, then left onto 16th Ave. NE, then a quick right into the Hormel entrance. You'll see the fork stuck into the lawn in front of the building.
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Giant Fork Covered in Forks

Giant Fork Covered in Forks

This large fork is made out of 20,000 old forks. Really a cool sculpture.

[JoFish, 02/13/2023]

Fork.

Giant Fork

A sculpture graces the front lawn of the global headquarters of Hormel Foods, leaving no question as to the mission of the company. Stands 25 feet tall and fashioned from nearly 20,000 forks.

[Nancy, 09/26/2022]

The 20,000 forks were welded onto the fork's surfaces by Gordon Huether in 2022.


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