Ho, Ho, Ho!
The city of Blue Earth gets its name from the Blue Earth River
which surrounds the town. The river was given the Dakota
name "Mahkota" (meaning Blue Earth) for the blue-black clay
found in the river banks.
It is home to a statue of the Jolly Green Giant. Additionally,
Interstate Highway 90 is centered on Blue Earth, as the east
and west construction teams met in 1978. As a tribute, there is
a golden stripe of concrete on the interstate near Blue Earth.
This draws a parallel to the golden spike set in the first
transcontinental railroad.
The city of Blue Earth gets its name from the Blue Earth River
which surrounds the town. The river was given the Dakota
name "Mahkota" (meaning Blue Earth) for the blue-black clay
found in the river banks.
It is home to a statue of the Jolly Green Giant. Additionally,
Interstate Highway 90 is centered on Blue Earth, as the east
and west construction teams met in 1978. As a tribute, there is
a golden stripe of concrete on the interstate near Blue Earth.
This draws a parallel to the golden spike set in the first
transcontinental railroad.
Sawyer Is Asleep In The Car As We Take This Picture
Journeys
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| May 2011 |
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Fun Site Along A Boring Stretch Of Road
In 1978, the town of Blue Earth, Minnesota
paid $43,000 to erect a 55 feet fiberglass
statue of the Jolly Green Giant to
commemorate the linking of the east and
west sections of Interstate 90.
In 1978, the town of Blue Earth, Minnesota
paid $43,000 to erect a 55 feet fiberglass
statue of the Jolly Green Giant to
commemorate the linking of the east and
west sections of Interstate 90.
