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Minnesota? Did you guess the Jolly Green Giant statue? The colossus has made a home in southern Minnesota since 1978. But how, how did the Jolly Green Giant get there? And who came up with the ...
Did you know that Minnesota is home to The Jolly Green Giant? When I started researching this, I hadn’t realized that there was a 55-foot tall fiberglass statue in Blue Earth, MN. I was aware of ...
And in Faribault County, one attraction has people seeing green. In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen shows us how a giant statue ended up in the city of Blue Earth. June in southern ...
The 60-foot-tall Jolly Green Giant statue is a familiar sight to anyone who has traveled on U.S. Highway 169 in southern Minnesota. His smile stretches 48 inches, he weighs 8,000 pounds and would ...
Have you been to Blue Earth, Minnesota to visit the Jolly Green Giant yet?! I have to admit that I rerouted an entire roadtrip a few years ago to check this out. It’s just so unique and HUGE ...
First founded in 1903 as the Minnesota Valley Canning Company (MVCC), the Green Giant Company, as it later became known, became one of the largest producers of canned corn and peas in the United ...
The Jolly Green Giant is getting a fashion upgrade ... Other participating landmarks include Tuska, the bronze elephant statue outside the University of Alabama's football stadium, and Forever ...
LE SUEUR, Minn. — It has stood on a rise above Highway 169 in Le Sueur for decades, welcoming southbound travelers to the valley of the Jolly Green Giant. Our KARE in the Air drone series takes ...
LE SUEUR, Minn -- When Le Sueur, Minnesota became the birthplace of the Jolly Green Giant, change sprouted in this small town. "It's the tradition of our community. It's the core of our community ...