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Muskegon, Michigan: Moxie: Manhole Mastodon

A life-size bronze mastodon with blue tusks crawls out of a giant manhole. Unveiled in August 2019. The mastodon is Michigan's official state fossil.

Muskegon Museum of History and Science

Address:
430 W. Clay Ave., Muskegon, MI
Directions:
Downtown, on the northwest corner of W. Clay Ave. and 4th St., in front of the Muskegon Museum of History and Science.
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Moxie: Manhole Mastodon.

Moxie: Manhole Mastodon

The sculpture is very detailed. It sits right on a corner of an intersection. You can walk up to it and even touch it if you'd like. A plaque describes its origin.

[Christy, 07/16/2024]

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