Because this is a mystery tour, we know where we have been, we know where we are, but we do not know where we are going! Today we headed east on I-90. We stopped in Blue Earth to take a close look at the Jolly Green Giant statue. Quite a few of us didn't even know he existed in all his green glory with his 48" smile.
After a lunch stop in Rochester, we stopped in Sparta, WI to take a close look at the 32' Ben Bikin' statue, built to mark Sparta's claim as Bicycling Capital of America. We continued north of town and discovered that our planned stop was at F.A.S.T. Corporation, the company that built both of these larger-than-life statues. Fiberglass Animals, Statues and Trademarks (F.A.S.T.) gave us a talk on the whole process. We watched a giant smiling frog under construction, and then we were free to walk through the 5 acre field of molds. Much of their work lately has been slides for use at water parks and pools, but we also saw giant horses,
elephants, fish, and a most interesting assortment of other animals from past projects. Again, most of us did not know that such a business existed.
We drove a two lane road past Fort McCoy and into Tomah, WI where we had coffee and a few minutes of shopping time at Burnstad's. Quite a few packages of cashew crunch candy are now in overheads.
We had some music with a singalong on our way to our overnight stay in Janesville, WI. Because Janesville manufactures Simmons mattresses, the hotel manager guarantees that tonight is the best bed we will ever have.-Laurel Johnson, Tour Director
After a lunch stop in Rochester, we stopped in Sparta, WI to take a close look at the 32' Ben Bikin' statue, built to mark Sparta's claim as Bicycling Capital of America. We continued north of town and discovered that our planned stop was at F.A.S.T. Corporation, the company that built both of these larger-than-life statues. Fiberglass Animals, Statues and Trademarks (F.A.S.T.) gave us a talk on the whole process. We watched a giant smiling frog under construction, and then we were free to walk through the 5 acre field of molds. Much of their work lately has been slides for use at water parks and pools, but we also saw giant horses,
elephants, fish, and a most interesting assortment of other animals from past projects. Again, most of us did not know that such a business existed.
We drove a two lane road past Fort McCoy and into Tomah, WI where we had coffee and a few minutes of shopping time at Burnstad's. Quite a few packages of cashew crunch candy are now in overheads.
We had some music with a singalong on our way to our overnight stay in Janesville, WI. Because Janesville manufactures Simmons mattresses, the hotel manager guarantees that tonight is the best bed we will ever have.-Laurel Johnson, Tour Director
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