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Paul R. Bear is, according to KSTP in 2024, a 35-foot polar bear statue outside Walser Polar Chevrolet in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Built in 1965 and moved to the northwest corner of the dealership's parking lot in fall 2020, it is the dealership's mascot.
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Paul R. Bear (Polar Chevrolet)
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Site-level location · 45.0648° N, 93.0237° W
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A five-ton polar bear was reported in January 2024 to stand outside a Chevrolet dealership in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and the dealership's general manager calls it a landmark.
According to KSTP in January 2024, the statue is named Paul R. Bear and stands 35 feet tall, weighing five tons. The station reports that it is made of wire and plaster and was built in 1965 for $25,000, which the dealership's general manager called a lot of money at the time. He told KSTP that when people think of White Bear Lake, they often think of the polar bear.
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A large statue on a car dealership's lot; Walser says it stands at the northwest corner of the parking lot.
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Walser Polar Chevrolet, 1801 County Road F East, White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The statue is on dealership property. Walser says the bear sits on the edge of Highway 61.
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