Coot - Ashby, Minnesota
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member msrubble
N 46° 05.304 W 095° 48.822
15T E 282479 N 5107718
Large roadside sculpture of an American coot taking flight.
Waymark Code: WMN76G
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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Roadside America calls this "Big Coot." The Smithsonian gives it an alternate title of "Giant Coot."

Coots are aquatic birds in the rail family, with black feathers and white bills. Coots are sometimes called "mud hens."

This coot is about to take flight from the Ashby Trap Range. The statue is 10 feet tall, made of concrete and metal. It was built in 1992 by Steve Moran for Coots Unlimited, the local sportsmen's club.

The sculpture is a few feet southeast of Minnesota Highway 78, near Little Lake, at the Ashby Trap Range. It is plainly visible from the highway. There is a safe pull-off just north of Nelson Road.

The inscription is a wire sign attached to the front supports:

COOT
LA 9 2 AB

TITLE: Coot

ARTIST(S): Allen Bakke, Lyle Alystad, and Steve Moran

DATE: 1992

MEDIUM: Steel with galvanized mesh and concrete

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MN000413

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Minnesota Highway 78, at the Ashby Trap Range

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