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Pine City, Minnesota: Stainless Native, Swamping Canoe

Stainless steel sculpture of a Native American paddling a skeletal canoe that appears to be taking on water. Titled "The Journey Begins."

Address:
300 5th St. SE, Pine City, MN
Directions:
Outside the Pine City Library. Downtown, on the east side of 5th St. SE, just south of its intersection with 3rd Ave. SE.
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The Journey Begins.

The Journey Begins

2011 sculpture of a Native American canoeist surrounded by various types of fish inset around the sculpture. Made by Minnesota sculptor Keith Raivo.

[Ted J, 10/29/2022]

The stainless steel canoeist looks unhappy in a hull-less, half-sunken craft.


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