What is Your Home Town's Claim to Fame?

From Bike The Byways

Everybody’s home town has a claim to fame. My home town, Gouverneur, NY is where the founder of the Life Savers Candy Company, E.J. Noble, was born. There is a giant roll of Pep-O-Mint Life Savers in the middle of town. This statue (along with the local museum’s two headed calf), is what has earned Gouverneur mention on the Roadside America web site.

This is not a paid promotion. I don't even get a free bumper sticker or anything. I have just found some cool stuff on the site. Roadside America is a guide to finding offbeat attractions, which in my mind are the best kind! You can find any number of small town museums, works made in homage to their originals (like Foamhenge in VA), and stuff that you have only seen in the movies (hint for Kevin Smith fans, head for NJ).  

From Earth Art By Brad

This brings me to the real reason for this post. When we were traveling a few weeks ago we stopped in a little town called Roscoe, NY. Along with claiming to be the fly fishing capital of the world, there were those photo props that you can put your head in all over the place.
 

Figlet & Her Daddy

 After taking a bunch of pictures I thought ‘This place ought to be listed on the Roadside America site’. So I sent them a tip, and now it is!
 

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NJ Mermaid

Maybe it is because it is still new to me having grown up up inland, but I love drawing in the sand then watching the waves wash it away. It feels like a collaboration between the earth, the ocean and me...

Thank you Dan for documenting <3

A Moderately Sized Brontosaurus

 

On our latest excursion we made a point to seek out unusual landmarks and destinations. We came across this dinosaur in Bayville, NJ by accident. Roadside America (http://www.roadsideamerica.com/) describes it as a "moderately sized brontosaurus" and notes that he has been living along side Route 9 since 1932!

Phone Booth Art

I believe in making random public art that makes people smile, or at least take a closer look. Smiles make the world a better place. Taking a closer look usually helps too.

 

 

Don't Forget to Call Your Mother Absecon, NJ 2/24/12