We have drove by Salem Sue more times than I count over the last several years but I've never been able to talk Brett into stopping until... NOW! She is quite impressive! Everyone took a turn trying to milk her too. LOL!
Welcome to the World's Largest Holstein Cow...
Perhaps the most popular of North Dakota's giant roadside animal sculptures, Salem Sue - the World's Largest Holstein Cow (38 feet high and 50 feet long), stands large and in charge high above Interstate 94 just outside of the city of New Salem in western North Dakota. Erected in 1974 by the New Salem Lions Club to help promote area Holstein herds, Salem Sue was the second giant roadside animal sculpture built in North Dakota.
World's Largest Holstein Cow Fun Facts...
Fact #1: Salem Sue is constructed entirely out of fiberglass and is, therefore, hollow.
Fact #2: Salem Sue is so large that it can be seen from over five miles away.
Fact #3: The same artist that created Salem Sue also constructed the World's Largest Catfish in Wahpeton, North Dakota.
Welcome to the World's Largest Holstein Cow...
Perhaps the most popular of North Dakota's giant roadside animal sculptures, Salem Sue - the World's Largest Holstein Cow (38 feet high and 50 feet long), stands large and in charge high above Interstate 94 just outside of the city of New Salem in western North Dakota. Erected in 1974 by the New Salem Lions Club to help promote area Holstein herds, Salem Sue was the second giant roadside animal sculpture built in North Dakota.
World's Largest Holstein Cow Fun Facts...
Fact #1: Salem Sue is constructed entirely out of fiberglass and is, therefore, hollow.
Fact #2: Salem Sue is so large that it can be seen from over five miles away.
Fact #3: The same artist that created Salem Sue also constructed the World's Largest Catfish in Wahpeton, North Dakota.
A little farther down the road, we pass Sandy, the World's Largest Sandhill Crane. I've never talked Brett into stopping for Sandy either. And this time was no exception. LOL! So I snapped a picture out my window- picture on the right. [Then I found an Internet photo so you know what you're actually looking at- picture on the left] Maybe someday, we will stand under Sandy but that'll be a story for another day. Sorry Sandy!
Sandy, the World's Largest Sandhill Crane
Why did the residents of Steele, North Dakota erect a gigantic Sandhill Crane? Simple, it's to call attention to the fact that Kidder County is one of the best birding destinations in North America. The Coteau Rangeland of North Dakota, commonly known as the Prairie Pothole Region, is an area of glacial potholes located in the direct path of the migration flyway - making this area a favorite spot for migratory nesting birds including the Sandhill Crane
World's Largest Sandhill Crane Fun Facts...
Fact #1: The Crane is the oldest living species of birds existing unchanged for 2.5 million years.
Fact #2: In real life, the Sandhill Crane stands 3 to 4 feet tall with a wingspan of 6 to 7 feet.
Fact #3: The World's Largest Sandhill Crane was named "Sandy" by an area student in a "Name the Bird Contest".
World's Largest Sandhill Crane Fun Facts...
Fact #1: The Crane is the oldest living species of birds existing unchanged for 2.5 million years.
Fact #2: In real life, the Sandhill Crane stands 3 to 4 feet tall with a wingspan of 6 to 7 feet.
Fact #3: The World's Largest Sandhill Crane was named "Sandy" by an area student in a "Name the Bird Contest".
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