In 1925, a new variety of pea was discovered that was “oblong, wrinkled, and as peas go, huge.” But it was also tender and had a very appetizing flavor despite the large size. It was therefore marketed under the name Green Giant, and an iconic part of Americana was born. It was branded with the famous Jolly Green Giant. This all happened in the town of Le Sueur, Minnesota. Not far from there, in a small town called Blue Earth, Green Giant had a local cannery. Travelers would pass through on the way to the Valley of the Green Giant. Since Blue Earth had such a connection to Green Giant, in 1978 they erected a giant statue of the Jolly Green Giant. At the time it was built, it was the fifth tallest statue in the US! And the statue still stands there to this day, attracting thousands of visitors a year. Together with the namesake Jolly Green Giant, the company also came up with a character to appeal their vegetable products to children: Little Green Sprout, the child companion to the Green Giant. The Wild Images Team visited Blue Earth, Minnesota, where our Coordinator posed as the Little Green Sprout for this image. The Wild Images Team has captured many other photos throughout downtown Chicago, including the blue skyscrapers of The Grant and One Museum Park, which is available for sale in our store. Blog posts from Chicago have documented the view of the Wabash Avenue elevated train, the ornate art deco brown buildings of old town Chicago, the interesting curious foxes of the small green space, when The Wild Images Team Coordinator Christina sat at the stone desk, the hidden colorful fire escape framed by trees, the day The Wild Images Team finally found the heart of Chicago, the moment when giant headless zombies took over Grant Park, and at the head of the Navy Pier where sits the bronze sculpture Captain On The Helm. Blog posts from the nearby state of Minnesota include the moment that The Wild Images Team Coordinator Christina becomes the Jolly Green Giant, the moment that The Wild Images Team Coordinator Christina becomes the Little Green Sprout, and a scene of The Wild Images Team Coordinator Christina underneath a life size Jolly Green Giant. Blog posts from the somewhat nearby state of Texas include the art created by the line of sunken monuments at Cadillac Ranch and the textures created by thick layers of paint covering the monuments at Cadillac Ranch. A blog post from nearby state of Missouri includes the Route 66 sign of The Uranus Fudge Factory.
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