Sitting with Sally and Linus
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N 44° 56.677 W 093° 05.826
15T E 492339 N 4976802
In the Landmark Plaza area of downtown St. Paul.
Waymark Code: WM4KRE
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2008
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Sally and Linus.
Charles Schulz, creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip that graced the pages of newspaper comics around the world for 50 years and further popularized on a number of television specials, would be thrilled that his characters are still generating adoration.
And, no place is this adoration more evident than in Charles Schulz’ hometown of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
For the fourth consecutive year, 5-foot polyurethane figures will grace the streets, parks, plazas and sidewalks of Saint Paul. This year, the featured character will be Linus Van Pelt, Lucy’s younger brother and the intellectual of the gang who flabbergasts his friends with his philosophical revelations and solutions to problems. Linus is a paradox: despite his age, he is able to put life in perspective while sucking his thumb and dragging around his favorite blanket.
“Our records show that the Peanuts comic strip characters displayed around Saint Paul during the past three years have been extremely popular with tour bus groups, individual visitors, and residents of the state,” said Brad Toll, vice president of tourism with the Saint Paul Convention and Visitors Bureau. “We expect Linus to generate as much, if not more, fun and excitement.”
According to visitor data compiled by the Saint Paul Convention and Visitors Bureau, more than 2 million visitors have been drawn to Saint Paul to locate the more than 100 statues of each character that had been created, designed and painted by local artists, and set up around the city since the tribute to Schulz began in the summer of 2000. The activity has generated more than $100 million in economic impact to the city of Saint Paul.
Location description: Landmark Plaza/Rice Park area
Statue's Subject: Sally and Linus
Artist: Charles Schultz
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of the statue with person sitting on bench next to the statue, standing next to the statue or other-wise interacting appropriately with the statue(face of person does not need to show, gps does not need to be in photo).
Extra credit for having fun!!!