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A fiberglass Jolly Green Giant statue in Blue Earth, Minnesota, reported at 55 to nearly 60 feet tall and about 8,000 pounds. Radio owner Paul Hedberg proposed it to draw traffic after Interstate 90 was built. Sources date it to 1978 or its unveiling to 1979.
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Jolly Green Giant
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Blue Earth, Minnesota, in Faribault County, has a fiberglass Jolly Green Giant. Mpls.St.Paul Magazine described him in April 2026 as nearly 60 feet tall, though the same piece also gives 55.5 feet, and MPR News and the Star Tribune say 55 feet. MPR News gives his weight as 8,000 pounds. Lill Robinson of the Blue Earth Chamber of Commerce told CBS Minnesota in 2022, "Supposedly he weighs 8,000 pounds," and said his smile is 48 inches wide.
The statue grew out of a worry about traffic. CBS Minnesota reported that radio station owner Paul Hedberg realised Interstate 90 construction would reduce traffic to town, and that he "came up with the idea of a green, giant statue." MPR News notes that Hedberg had KBEW AM and FM in Blue Earth. Mpls.St.Paul Magazine says he campaigned to move a stretch of the interstate five miles closer to Blue Earth and raised the roughly $43,000 cost in about a week, with funding from local businesses.
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Mpls.St.Paul Magazine (April 2026) says the Giant Welcome Center opened in its current location in 2018, with merchandise, brand history displays and coffee. It gave no admission fee or hours, so check with the Blue Earth Chamber of Commerce or welcome center before relying on opening times.
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The statue is in Blue Earth, Minnesota, along Highway 169 according to MPR News. Mpls.St.Paul Magazine (April 2026) gives the address as 1134 Green Giant Ln., so confirm the address before navigating.
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