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the big stuff project skip to main skip to sidebar the big stuff project my wife and i are on a mission to visit all the oversized local landmarks throughout minnesota this blog chronicles those visits and covers other related topics wednesday november 16 2011 cloquet voyageur june 25th 2011 cloquet mn there are various voyageur statues scattered across northern minnesota this one is located in cloquet on an island in the st louis river the plaque on it s base calls it a cloquet bicentennial project it was dedicated on july 5th 1976 by senator hubert h humphrey and representative jim oberstar it s made of fiberglass and is still in pretty good shape up close you can definitely see some wear and tear and some vandalism but until you get pretty close to it it looks really good it also didn t hurt that the sun was hitting it at a great angle for viewing posted by unknown at 10 20 pm 6 comments labels big people location 101 st louis ave cloquet mn 55720 usa saturday october 15 2011 dala horse cloquet june 25th 2011 cloquet mn this oversized dala horse stands in front of berquist imports a scandinavian gift shop along the main road through cloquet a much larger one exists in mora mn i don t have any information on this one the statue itself is probably around 12 feet tall for more on dala horses see the mora post posted by unknown at 11 00 am no comments labels big animals thursday october 13 2011 buffalo house june 25th 2011 duluth mn this giant buffalo on a trailer sits just off of i 35 southwest of duluth it s used as a sign for the buffalo house restaurant and bar and campground and sports complex the buffalo house is down the road past the giant buffalo the buffalo itself is not the prettiest giant buffalo i ve ever seen the road ditches around the buffalo were pretty wet so we opted not to go up close instead we took this shot from the road and headed on to cloquet posted by unknown at 9 18 pm no comments labels big animals wednesday september 14 2011 fiberglass moose of minnesota june 25th 2011 moose lake we came across a few large nearly life sized since moose are large anyway fiberglass moose in northern minnesota the first was in moose lake a moose is an obvious mascot for moose lake it s located on the main road through town next to the tourist information building june 25th 2011 biwabik a very similar moose resides in biwabik this one however is based on a children s book honk the moose was written in 1935 and was based on a true story about 2 boys who discovered a moose in the town of biwabik the boys called him honk because of the honking noise he would make most of the characters in the book were based on actual residents of biwabik the book won some awards including the 1936 newbery medal runner up back around 2001 the mayor of biwabik acquired the rights to the story and brought it back into print the fiberglass honk the moose stands in a park in downtown biwabik the park also has a nice building for holding wedding receptions that can make you feel a little uncomfortable when you drove into town for the sole purpose of taking pictures of with honk but instead you re almost crashing a wedding not that that s what happened or anything july 1 2011 karlstad finally a third moose stands in a park along highway 59 in karlstad the city of karlstad makes the claim of moose capital of the north since moose are native to northern climates this begs the question what is the moose capital of the south moose lake when your town is about a half hour drive from canada almost everything is the south posted by unknown at 12 11 am 1 comment labels big animals sunday august 28 2011 world s largest walleye june 25th 2011 rush city the sign next to this giant fiberglass fish makes the claim that it is the world s largest walleye it s not not even close rush city also makes the claim as the walleye capital of the world according to roadside america there are several other cities that make this very claim this fish was allegedly caught in rush lake by paul bunyan the fish allegedly weighed 1999 pounds and 15 5 ounces just shy of a ton paul allegedly used a 62 foot white pine for a rod a 3 ton logger s winch for a reel and a 1 inch manila rope for his line if you re wondering what kind of bait to use to catch a giant fiberglass walleye paul used a 35 pound tiger muskie allegedly posted by unknown at 9 02 pm 2 comments labels big fish paul bunyan saturday august 13 2011 bonus world s largest totem pole woodsy owl a fisherman and a real castle july 31 to august 4 2010 northern california this is the last old one before i get into the new ones from our recent trip last summer we went to visit my wife s sister and her husband who live in eureka ca they were nice enough to take us to see the local big stuff the world s largest totem pole resides in nearby mckinleyville there are a number of places along the pacific coast that claim the world s largest totem pole often with some kind of qualifier like from one log or something at 160 feet this one is definitely a contender it was carved from one continuous log and weighs 57 000 pounds the base that holds it up weighs 214 000 pounds our trip started by flying into sacramento where they drove down from eureka to meet us we spent that evening at the california state fair mostly because they had a beer fest that night while exploring the fair grounds we came across a fiberglass woodsy owl the next day we spent in the napa valley one of our stops was a winery called castello di amorosa it s a real castle it was built using parts of old european castles and anything they couldn t find was built by hand to be as authentic as possible it was pretty neat and well worth the tour admission the wine was also very good we ended up buying a few bottles finally while in eureka we went to the harbor and saw a large fisherman statue it s surrounded by water so you can t go right up to it it s a memorial statue and it honors those whom the sea sustained and those it claimed it was dedicated in 1981 posted by unknown at 6 53 pm no comments labels big animals big fish big people big things bonus big stuff california sunday july 17 2011 lou t fisk world s largest codfish september 22nd 2009 madison mn in 1982 two madison chamber members suggested to the city council that madison should be nicknamed the lutefisk capital of the united states so naturally they ordered a 25 foot long fiberglass codfish from f a s t corp in sparta wi the project costs 8 000 a bargain and was funded by the madison chamber of commerce lou was officially dedicated in a ceremony on june 23rd 1983 where he was paraded through town and placed in jacobson park at the south end of town lou was designed to be placed on a travel trailer so he could continue to participate in parades he has even traveled the country including stops in madison wi madison oh madison nj madison ny and madison ct on july 31st 2008 a powerful storm packing winds of over 100 mph knocked lou off of his base damaging the fish he was sent back to f a s t and repaired the repairs took about 6 months each november as part of norsefest the town holds a lutefisk eating contest so if you ve been itching to stuff your face with some delicious lutefisk then you should travel to madison in november city of madison s lou t fisk page posted by unknown at 4 55 pm 1 comment labels big fish older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me unknown view my complete profile about the big stuff project the origins photos big stuff slideshow always current big stuff set www flick r com this is a flickr badge showing photos in a set called the big stuff project make your own badge here maps connecticut illinois iowa minnesota missouri montana north dakota pennsylvania rhode island south dakota wisconsin other big stuff resources big girl big stuff big things the monuments of canada real north dakota project roadside america roadside architecture world s largest things my blog list roadside architecture 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