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The Big Stuff Project
http://thebigstuffproject.blogspot.com
Follow my wife and I as we set out to visit all of the strange, oversized statues and sculptures throughout Minnesota. Stuff such as the world's largest otter and a cartoon like creation named Rocky Taconite.
- Added on: Sep 19th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Josh
- Listed in: Travel Places & Geography
- Tags: travel minnesota roadside big stuff big things world's largest
Recent Posts
The Giant Hobo
September 22, 2009 - Starbuck, MNOk, it's time to get back to this blog thinger and finally get caught up. We got very busy buying a house and moving into that house and settling into that house and because of that and other fun grown-up stuff like ...
Big Fish Update
I just received an update from the Fans of the Big Fish Facebook page that the Big Fish Supper Club is reopening this Friday, November 6th. It will be open 7 days a week from 3 pm to 10 pm. So if you're near Bena, MN then you should stop in.Just to...
Happy Chef
August 16, 2009 - Mankato, MNThe Happy Chef restaurant in Mankato was the very first Happy Chef. It opened in 1963. At one point the Happy Chef chain grew to 56 restaurants in the Midwest. Today only 16 restaurants remain.The giant Happy Chef statue ...
Jolly Green Giant & Sprout
August 16, 2009 - Blue Earth, MNThe Jolly Green Giant first appeared in the 1920's as an advertising mascot for the Blue Earth Canning Company. In 1929 the Blue Earth Canning Company became part of Minnesota Valley Canning Company in Le Sueur, MN. ...
Big Buffalo
August 16, 2009 - Luverne, MNOn our way out of Luverne after our super awesome camping trip we stopped at this sizable buffalo statue. It is located just a couple blocks north of the interstate. The buffalo is a little bit larger than a real buffal...
World's Largest Peace Pipe
August 15, 2009 - Pipestone, MNPipestone... the bane of our Big Stuff existence. You see, we were in Pipestone once before. We went there for a friend's wedding in July 2003. It was about 98 degrees that day and the church lacked air conditioning ...
