Sunday, June 26, 2022

June 26th - South Dakota - Porter Sculpture Pzrk (Harvest Host)


The largest sculpture in the park is a 60-foot-tall (18 m) bull head. This sculpture took three years to build, weighs 25 tons, and is equal in size to one of the heads on Mount Rushmore 
"Magic Dragon" 1983 - This was Wayne's first large sculpture that sat outside his Dad's blacksmith shop 110 miles from where it currently sits. 
This horse took Wayne the longest to complete. 
Every sculpture in the park was made by Sculptor, Wayne Porter.
Ahhhh.....
As you can see our rig overlooks the sculptures just below us. Very cool to see from the spot we set up! 
This was a fun stop for our one night stay! 
Awesome views of the art right next to our rig. 
Porter Sculpture Park is located just off interstate 90 in Montrose, South Dakota (about 25 miles west of Sioux Falls, only 1/4 of a mile off of the interstate. There are over 50 sculptures in the Park which is situated on 10 acres. Many of the sculptures, in the style of industrial art, were made with scrap metal, old farm equipment, or railroad tie plates. 
We drove 231 miles from Owantana, Minnesota to Montrose, South Dakota to Porter Sculpture Park for our one night stop. 

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