Ho, ho, ho…Green Giant! In Blue Earth, a small town in south central Minnesota, stands a large statue of the famous icon to canned vegetables, the Jolly Green Giant. At 55 feet tall and atop a pedestal that itself is over 8 feet in height, it towers over the surrounding farmland. Interstate 90 was the first transcontinental interstate in the US, and it was fully completed from both the east and the west with the final section built at a meeting point in Blue Earth. As part of the highway opening celebration, residents of Blue Earth had this statue erected as a dedication to the local Green Giant canning plant in the town. For decades before, many travelers passed through in search of the Valley of the Green Giant, as the headquarters of Green Giant is just north in the town of Le Sueur. The Wild Images Team was not aware of this statue beforehand, and we happened to come across during a trip through Minnesota. We love when we come across an awesome roadside attraction like this! 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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