15 for ’26 Ride #6: Jolly Green Giant Statue
Blue Earth, MN
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Jolly Green Giant statue, 1134 Green Giant Lane, Blue Earth, MN 56013
Standing more than 55 feet tall and weighing 8,000 pounds, the Jolly Green Giant statue in Blue Earth, MN, suggests your mother was right—eating your vegetables makes you big and strong. The statue was the brainchild of a local radio host hoping to draw more visitors to the sleepy town. He approached the Green Giant company, then based in Le Sueur, MN, and in 1978 received permission—but no funding—for the statue. The community rallied behind the idea, raised the money, and since 1979 the Giant has stood tall in a park off Interstate 90.
Across the parking lot, the Giant Welcome Center houses what’s said to be the largest collection of Green Giant memorabilia in the world, along with visitor info and a gift shop.
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