Watertown, Wisconsin: Tribute to the Human Hibernator
Mural by Vance Hull and Sherry Ertl pays tribute to Arthur "Turkey" Gehrke, who would go to bed in November and stay there until April. The mural is on the outside wall of his former "Turkey's Roost" tavern, which was managed in winter by his wife. She unexpectedly died one year, forcing Turkey to get up.
- Address:
- 416 E. Main St., Watertown, WI
- Directions:
- Mural is downtown, on the west side of N. 5th St. just north of its intersection with WI-19/E. Main St.
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Outdoor mural by Vance Hull and Sherry Ertl pays tribute to the late Arthur "Turkey" Gehrke, who would go to bed every November and stay there until April.
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