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| Nutty the Squirrel Longview, WA |
Kampy the Squirrel Middlebury, VT |
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Nutty the Squirrel is a wood carving, about 8' tall. He stands in a park near the Nutty Narrows Bridge. The bridge was built as a squirrel crossing in 1963 by Amos Peters. This Nutty the Squirrel statue was installed as a tribute to Peters in 2001. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
Kampy the Squirrel is located at Kampersville, a campground on Lake Dunmore. For more, see their website. |
| Nutzy the Squirrel Belfast, ME |
Henry the Squirrel Brainerd, MN |
Giant Squirrel Bay City, MI |
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Nutzy the Squirrel is installed in front of Perry's Nut House. He is a wood carving and about six feet tall. He has been here since around 1999.
Henry the Squirrel was originally at the Paul Bunyan Amusement Center. When that park closed in 2003, this statue along with many others were moved to Paul Bunyan Land down the road. For more, see their website. [photo thanks Mark Comstock] This Giant Squirrel is a wood carving, about seven feet tall. He sppears to be munching on a cranberry. The statue is located at Arnold Real Estate. [photos thanks Mark Comstock] |
| Squirrel and Badger Birnamwood, WI |
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| This Squirrel and Badger were once part of the Badger Country gas station. The Badger was perched on the roof of the convenience store which was disguised as a mound of dirt. The gas station closed in the late 1990s and was replaced with the Northern Exposure Gentleman's Club. The Badger was moved down to the ground and reduced in height. The Squirrel's log was once a drive-in gas pump shelter but its ends are now closed off. For more, see these websites: 1, 2. |
| Opossums Albany, OR |
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| These Giant Opossums were created by Steven Fletcher for Possum Auto Body. The mama possum was created in 1981 and installed on the shop's roof. When they moved to a larger building, three babies were created to hang on the tree next to mama. Unfortunately, Possum Auto Body was closed when I was there so I had to take these photos through the window. The statues are brought in at night to protect them from thieves and vandals. They are dressed in Santa hats for the Christmas season and hold flags for the 4th of July. Fletcher has also created other polyurethane foam statues in town including the giant Eagle and the Miner and Burro. For more, see this website. |
| Prairie Dog Cactus Flats, SD |
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| The Prairie Dog is 12' tall and made of cement. It was erected in 1951 in front of the "Ranch Store", a souvenir shop. The store sells peanuts to feed the resident prairie dogs next to the parking lot. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
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| Armadillo Schertz, TX |
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| The Schertz Armadillo stands in front of Bussey's Flea Market. He is 15' long and made of fiberglass. For more, see this website. |
| Armadillo Houston, TX |
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| The 20' long Houston Armadillo stands on the patio in front of Goode's Armadillo Palace. The restaurant/nightclub opened in 2005. The stainless steel armadillo has glowing red eyes and blows smoke from his nose. For more, see their website. |
| Hippo Hutto, TX |
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| This 7-ton Hippo was originally created for a miniature golf course. Instead, she became Hutto's main tourist attraction. She was named Henrietta and a photo-op staircase was built next to her. About 80 smaller hippos have been decorated and scattered around town (the two lower right photos are examples). This hippo-mania can be traced back to 1915 when a hippo escaped from a circus train in Hutto and found her way to the local creek where she refused to budge for days. The hippo is also the mascot for Hutto High School. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Rhinoceros Islamorada, FL |
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| This Rhinoceros is installed on top of the Safari Lounge sign. |
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