One thing we looked forward to on this trip was America’s “roadside giants.” We haven’t been disappointed. Just take a gander at this monument to Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe, in the north woods of Bemidji, Minnesota.
Also sighted: Monster orange moose sculptures in Wisconsin and a mysterious, massive,
Also sighted: Monster orange moose sculptures in Wisconsin and a mysterious, massive,
wooden bighorn sheep crowning a lonely hillside in North Dakota. (I did NOT, however, let Bill drive hundreds of miles out of the way to see We’el, the gigantic North Dakota roadside turtle constructed of discarded truck tires.)
Our nation is also known for creative architecture—buildings in the shape of teapots! elephants! dinosaurs!--and we were thrilled that our trip along Route 2 in northern Minnesota took us through Bena so we could stop to photograph the Big Fish Supper Club, faithfully constructed in the shape of a 65-foot-long muskellunge. Now THAT’s American architecture!
The Pennsylvania publisher Stackpole Books has a great volume on roadside giants; listen to the review at the WPSU website:http://wpsu.org/radio/bookmark.php?view=3
Our nation is also known for creative architecture—buildings in the shape of teapots! elephants! dinosaurs!--and we were thrilled that our trip along Route 2 in northern Minnesota took us through Bena so we could stop to photograph the Big Fish Supper Club, faithfully constructed in the shape of a 65-foot-long muskellunge. Now THAT’s American architecture!
The Pennsylvania publisher Stackpole Books has a great volume on roadside giants; listen to the review at the WPSU website:http://wpsu.org/radio/bookmark.php?view=3
In Archives, choose "all past Bookmarks," Scroll to August 2, 2006)
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