Prairie dog statues

South Sioux City, Nebraska

"Prairie Dog Quest placed 40 of these 5-foot tall, 200 pound fiberglass prairie dogs in
the Sioux City vicinity. Each was sponsored by a local business, and then designed and
painted by local artists.

"The one on the left is 'Husker Dog' and is dedicated to the University of Nebraska
Cornhuskers, the big sports team around here. The one in the middle is in front of the
Sioux City Convention Center. He is designed with a lot of different tourist stuff, and a
whole lot of tile. 'Blues' was one of the first prairie dogs to appear on the streets and
also has the honor of being the first one stolen. Although he weighs 200 pounds or so,
someone managed to swipe him off his corner. He was found about a week later at a local
park. His name plate had been ripped off, and there was minor damage to his base, but the
artist, Jean Mason, was able to patch him back together and put him back on his designated
corner.

"Why prairie dogs? The story has something to do with Lewis and Clark passing through
this area. There aren't any real prairie dogs around here today, and I'm not really sure
if there were ever in the first place.

"My daughter Katie is trying her best to look cool while people drive by and stare at her.
It was 98 degrees outside when we took these pictures, so 'looking cool' wasn't much of an
option. The pictures were Katie's idea, although I had to talk her into it again once we
got there, because of all the people staring at us." --Kevin

Editor: Note the can of beans. Every picture on Kevin's wonderful Beans Around the World
web site includes a can of S&W Black Beans. (Check out his prairie dogs with beans
collection here.) Send him a Beans picture!

Takk til Katie for Phooningen (og for fotoideen).

Jul 01, 2002

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