Gander Mountain Grizzly Bear Portage, MI. - Outside Wooden Display Carvings on Waymarking.com

The parking lot of this Gander Mountain was built around a 300 year old Burr Oak tree. After 15 years of having asphalt around it, the tree, predictably, was dying and needed to be cut down. The property manager, Matt Milks, came up with the idea to commission an artist, Jerry Ward of Delton, Michigan, to make a sculpture from the tree's trunk. With a chain saw and a cherry picker this is what he came up with. These pics were taken the day after he was done sculpting and before a sealant was added.

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Type of wood carving: Chainsaw carving Artist's Name: Jerry Ward Approximate size/height: Approx. 10 feet Type of wood: Burr Oak Other type: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   10/06/2018 theHostas visited it 03/20/2016 just for the fun visited it

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