Man Statue - Port Austin, MI - Love Padlocks on Waymarking.com

Along the beach front of Lake Huron jus north of Veterans Waterfront Park at 112 Bay St, Port Austin, MI 48467 is a wire frame statue of 8 feet in height shaped like a human. Many locks have been attached of all varieties.

“Gridmen”
Metal sculptures fabricated by Steve Vaughan, Ironman Fabrication with powder coating provided by American Technical Fabricators.

Originally conceived as part of a metal sculpture suite commissioned via a Thumb Area Partnership grant, the Grid Men quickly became interactive art installations covered with “love locks” - padlocks added by the public.

* Inspired by the Pont des Arts Bridge in Paris, France where the “love locks” idea first originated.
Located on Lake Street at the entrance to the Village Green & Veterans Waterfront Park-Port Austin Art

You Tube video of the locks

Structure/Location: Man Statue on the beach Approximate number of padlocks at this location: 500 Website of some background information about the padlocks at this location: [Web Link] Approximate year of the first padlock at this location: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
To post a log to an existing Love Padlock waymark, you will need to post a unique picture of the structure taken by you. Including your GPS device in the picture is not necessary!

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Date Logged Log   05/31/2024 wildernessmama visited it