In our travels we have come across towns that have statues of a certain animal painted in many different ways. Our first encounter was in March 2010 in Cherokee, N.C. We went to the Chamber of Commerce to find out what they were all about. Different organizations had been commissioned to paint a bear and they were to be placed at different places throughout the city. Some were still being painted, but after a year they were to be auctioned off. We found several bears.
Then in May 2012 in Saratoga, N.Y. we found horses.
That same week we found moose in Bennington, VT. These had already been auctioned off so they were a little harder to find. We have a friend we were visiting there who was able to help us.
In April of this year we found bears in New Bern, N.C., some were standing and some on all fours. They also had their fire hydrants painted in interesting ways. We saw other animals in different places but I couldn't easily find pictures. I remember rams in Montana.
While exploring Lakeland, FL we saw swans, some with their wings up,
And some with their wings down.
Again we checked with the Chamber of Commerce and they said that they originally had 62 around the lake in the center of town but they had been auctioned off and were now scattered. We found several.
We also found butterflies. Many establishments had both the swan and the butterfly. Some were painted.
This one looks more like it's sculptured with glass in it.
This one was a mosaic. It was difficult to take a good picture, the glass sparked so much. Some of the glass pieces were actually mirror pieces.
You can click on any of these pictures to enlarge it.
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