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A 12-foot-tall fisherman statue holding a cod stands in the centre of Eastport, Maine, on Water Street. Built in 2001 as a prop for Fox's Murder in Small Town X, it was restored in the mid-2000s as a tribute to the show's winner, Ángel Juarbe, Jr.
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Fisherman statue holding a cod
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44.90449° N, 66.98412° W
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Eastport, Maine has a 12-foot fisherman on its main street, and he began life as a television prop.
According to the Eastport Area Chamber of Commerce, the statue was designed for Murder in Small Town X, a 2001 Fox reality series in which ten contestants gathered in Eastport, called "Sunrise" in the show, to play amateur sleuths solving a series of fictional murders. The University of Maine's Undiscovered Maine guide adds that the statue was cut from the show's budget but was made anyway, and became a local favourite for its goofiness and symbolism. Bangor Metro, in September 2026, describes it as a statue of a fisherman holding a cod.
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A large painted figure on Water Street in downtown Eastport, beside a historical marker and close to the waterfront walk. It is an outdoor statue in a public setting; no hours or fees are published.
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On Water Street in downtown Eastport, near the intersection with Furniture Avenue and the waterfront walk, where a Maine historical marker records its history. It is a roadside statue; no hours or access rules are published.
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