Jolly Green Giant | Colossal Statue
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People Wanted to See the Giant
The idea for the fiberglass statue came from travelers to Blue Earth, Minnesota who frequently asked to see the Green Giant.
The owner of the local radio station decided to grant their wish by raising the money and getting the necessary permission for the statue. In 1979, the statue was placed a mile south of I-90 on U.S. Highway 169 to commemorate the linking of the east and west sections of Interstate 90.
The colossal statue receives about 10,000 visitors a year.
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/myklroventine/493287872/
Jolly Green Giant
55 foot (17 m) tall fiberglass statue
Erected on July 6, 1979
One mile south of I-90 on U.S. Highway 169
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Jolly Green Giant
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/myklroventine/493287872/
News about the Jolly Green Giant
- Tim Penny: Small Business Month spotlights a big part of our region's identity
- By Tim Penny When I was a representative in Congress serving southern Minnesota, I would describe my region as the home to Red Wing Shoes, Mayo Clinic, Hormel Foods, and the Valley of the Jolly Green Giant. These are all home-grown enterprises that ...
- Money for Nutting and No Chicks for Free: Obama's Spending Binge Really Happened
- Just like if Jack in the Beanstalk and the Jolly Green Giant both eat the same feast, the percentage weight gain for the Giant will be so much smaller than for Jack. Or as the Journal's editorial page explained it in its weekend May 26-27 edition, ...
- From the ground up: A tribute to New England's greens
- Ireland's "four green fields" or provinces; Gatsby's green light; the jolly green giant; Fenway's Green Monster; Anne of Green Gables; Green berets; Sir Gawain's Green Knight; Shamrock shakes; Kermit the frog's greenness; green eggs; salsa verde; ...
- Attempting a restaurant favorite at home
- When I do, the Jolly Green Giant hooks me up with corn niblets and that's the extent of it. When health reporter Kelly Bothum sent out an email to join in the CSA shares, I was on board. Not only would this help me eat healthier, more balanced meals, ...
Jolly Green Giant Inspires Jokesters
Poses, kisses & pinches, even a necktie
Blog Posts about the Jolly Green Giant
Jolly Green Giant in an early TV commercial
Chanting "Fi-fe-fo-fum!"
Give the Jolly Green Giant Some Love!
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What Do You Think of the Jolly Green Giant?
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darciefrench
Jan 16, 2011 @ 5:24 pm | delete
- He's Jolly, Giant, and Green! (not much more one can say about him- I like his frozen veggies too -:)
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