Enchanted Highway

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Geese in Flight sculpture

The Enchanted Highway is a collection of the world's largest scrap metal sculptures[1] constructed by Gary Greff at intervals along a Script error: No such module "convert". stretch of a two-lane highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of North Dakota.

Description

The road has no highway number, although its northern portion is <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />100+1⁄2th Avenue SW (counting from Bismarck, which is Script error: No such module "convert". to the east). The Enchanted Highway extends north from Regent to the Gladstone exit on Interstate 94 east of Dickinson. Each sculpture has a developed pull-out and several have picnic shelters; the highway passes through scenic farm country with intermittent buttes. Geese in Flight is visible from I-94, standing 110 feet tall and 150 feet wide.[2] In 2002, it was recognized as the world's largest scrap metal sculpture by the Guinness Book of World Records.[3]

History

Local artist Gary Greff conceived of the project and began building it in 1989, and continues to maintain the sculptures.[4] He took inspiration from local wildlife and historical figures, including Theodore Roosevelt.[5] Greff's intention was to revive his hometown of Regent, after decades of population and economic decline.[4][2] In 2012, Greff opened a motel, The Enchanted Castle, in Regent, continuing the theme of the Enchanted Highway.[6] The State of North Dakota provided $75,000 in its 2019-2020 budget to assist Greff in maintaining the sculptures; prior to that year, he had used his own money and donations to pay for upkeep.[4][5] The highway attracts approximately 6,000 tourist cars per year.[2]

Sculptures

  • The Tin Family (1991)
  • Teddy Roosevelt Rides Again (1993)
  • Pheasants on the Prairie (1996)
  • Grasshoppers in the Field (1999)
  • Geese in Flight (2001)
  • Deer Crossing (2002)
  • Fisherman's Dream (2006)
  • Wirly Gigs (Unknown)
  • Sir Albert and the Dragon (In progress)
  • Spider Webs (In progress)

Gallery

References

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