Amsterdam, New York: The Leather Guy
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Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum
- Address:
- 3747 NY-30, Amsterdam, NY
- Directions:
- Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum. On the east side of NY-30 a quarter-mile south of its intersection with NY-29.
- Phone:
- 518-762-7925
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Vaguely weird, one-of-a-kind, giant leather-clad man has stood in front of various businesses for 45 years. Moved to this location in Nov. 2016.
Roadsideamerica.com Report...Leather Guy - Daniel Boone: It was a sad day in 2006 when The Leather Guy came down. He was a roadside original, sculpted in 1971 as an exact replica of the groovy owner of a leather shop in Mayfield, New York. [08/17/2010] Complete Story...
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The Leather Guy, aka "Daniel Boone" in Mayfield, has been sold and moved today (10/24/2016) to the Adirondack Wildlife Museum on State Highway 30 in Vail Mills. Approximately six miles down the road.
[Bill Trojan, 10/29/2016]
There is a Bunyan type statue in front of Adirondack Log Homes.
[Frank Venuti, 10/14/2011]It's the Leather Guy, now intent on selling luxurious wood-hewn cabins instead of men's jackets.
The big man is back. We put him up on Wednesday morning. He stands a 1/4 mile south from the original location on Rt 30.
[Dan Verkleir, 08/13/2010]Bill Trojan sent pix of the return of the Leather Guy as a roadside fixture in Mayfield.
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The Leather Guy is reportedly undergoing some touch-ups, and should be standing at his new spot by the end of 2016.