From the brochure:
The Geese in Flight sculpture was raised in June, 2001 and is in the Guinness World Book of Records as the largest scrap metal sculpture in the world. It was built of used oil well pipe and oil tanks. It weighs over 75 ton. The sun ray is 156 feet long and 110 feet tall. The largest goose has a 30 foot wing span and is 19 feet long.
Here’s what it looks like from near the Deer Family statue, with the town of Gladstone and I-94 in between.
From the brochure:
The Deer Family was completed in 2001 and erected in 2002. It was made from old oil well tanks cut apart and welded to form the shadow design. To fit through the streets of Regent, the buck’s front leg had to be cut off and re-welded onsite. The buck is 75 feet tall and 60 feet long. The doe is 50 feet tall by 50 feet long.
A Horned Lark watched us look at the deer. It stayed on the fence post as we pulled the car within about three feet.
Here’s what the deer look like from a hill north of I-94. The grain elevator in the middle distance is in the town of Gladstone.
From the brochure:
The Grasshoppers in the Field was the fourth site erected and went up in the summer of 1999. They are a reminder of the hardships farmers have overcome while making their living off the land. The sculpture was welded from old fuel and oil well tanks. The large grasshopper is 50 feet long and 40 feet tall.
From the brochure:
This sculpture is a three dimensional sculpture that is made out of tin, to form seven fish. The fish swimming under the water scene include a small mouth bass, walleye, catfish, northern, salmon, and bluegill which measure thirty feet long. Jumping out of the water is a 70 foot long rainbow trout.
This was one of the newer sculptures, but it was in the worst shape. Large pieces had fallen off several of the fish. But strangely, it was also the only one that we had to share with other tourists.
From the brochure:
Wow! You can’t bag this three dimensional Pheasant that’s made of wire mesh but you can admire this art forum that took 3 years to complete. The rooster stands 40 feet high and 70 feet long. The Hen is 35 feet tall and 60 feet long. The chicks are 15 feet tall and 20 feet long.
A farmer was cutting hay in the field next to the pheasants.
