August 22, 2023 – Traveling With Rich & Julie
Blue Earth, Minnesota
The Minnesota Valley Canning Company was an industrial vegetable cannery in Le Sueur, Minnesota that was founded in 1903. In 1928 they introduced the green giant mascot for their larger green vegetables.
We were in Minnesota earlier this summer driving down I-90 when the “Jolly Green Giant Sculpture” popped up on my Google Map in Blue Earth, Minnesota.
Well anyone who knows me, knows that I am going to make Rich turn off the Interstate and pull into something like this.
The Jolly Green Giant Statue Park gives plenty of room for a 38′ RV towing a car to pull in and park and turn around. It was a nice place to stop and take a short break.
According to an article posted at Roadside America, the statue stands 55.5 feet high. He was built in 1978 and officially bolted to his permanent base next to the county fairgrounds on July 6, 1979. He is made of fiberglass, wears a size 78 shoe, and weighs 8,000 pounds.
There is a museum on the grounds but it was not open at the time we were there.
If you ever find yourself traveling down I-90 in Minnesota, be sure to pull off and see the Jolly Green Giant Statue. It was fun to see.
Thanks for reading and coming along with us on our adventures.