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Roadside Americana
Spotted in Western Michigan just last weekend! I enjoyed it greatly. I think the deer head license plate is awesomely weird.
So. This is a little odd. You see this huge leaping deer? He reminds me of the one I saw on my honeymoon at the St. Ignace Deer Ranch. This one as the Wisconsin Dells at their Deer Ranch. I’m starting to feel like the Deer Ranch is a chain. I have fantasies of opening my own branch in Oak Park. I’m assuming the franchise kit includes this awesome leaping deer, some deer feed, a fence, and some seeds to grow baby deer. Like you’d get with a Sea Monkeys kit. You can grow them from a packet!
Anyway, the weirdest part of this deer spotting was that we were driving around the residential area off the strip in the Dells and look what we saw in somebody’s yard! Their franchise must have failed. I’m guessing they set the deer/Sea Monkeys free and kept the fencing and the leaping fiberglass deer for themselves. I know that’s what I would do.
I can’t believe I have to say this but:
THIS IS THE NOT A WEB STORE. This post simply documents my trip to Robinson Scenic Gardens Concrete Statuary. It is not their website. I do not sell concrete statuary. You would NOT believe how many inquiries I have gotten for this business. I should start a drop shipment plan with them, I swear.
A magical concrete statue garden along US 131! Enter the garden to find the amazing statuary below…
Marys in the tubs. Painted.
The Painted Statuary Garden
In the front section there are tons of huge concrete sculptures. This is by far the creepiest!
Dale took this one; he thought it was spooky cool.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs are hanging out front. Wowser.
And then there’s this giant dude.
And a giant blue monkey. Or Ape. Or whatever. I felt like Jane Goodall.
Bear! Of the polar variety.
Who doesn’t love a pink elephant, a blue horse or a giraffe?
I love this guy!
Scariest thing I spotted? Half mannequin dude laying against a makeshift wall.
The back 40 has scads of unpainted statues. It appears they were all made on site! Wacky. And hand-painted.
Random painted Mary.
My “artsy” pic.
I love these little dudes.
Hot neon sign; photo taken from Roosevelt el platform. Love it!
The sign says: Only in the Dells can you get a Polish Taco in a CABOOSE!
Indeed.
I love this sign! Located in Broadview, IL, Old Warsaw is–as the sign says–a Polish all you can eat restaurant.
The inside doesn’t quite live up to the promise of this spectacular piece of neon but I still like it.
It’s a massive beauty that lights up Cermak & 17th like the fourth of July!
I love this sign! It’s a flashing neon wonder located right in Chicago’s Loop on Wabash. I should have taken video so everybody can appreciate the lovely flashing lights.
Arrowhead Motel in the Wisconsin Dells. LOVE this sign!