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The Enchanted Highway features the World's Largest Metal Sculptures produced by artist Gary Greff. Gary is a native of Regent, North Dakota. He was a teacher and a school principal and had never done any art work or welding prior to 1989. He then began dreaming of ways to bring people and businesses to the small community of Regent -- fearing the town would someday die if it relied solely on farming. A hay bale strongman built by a farmer inspired him. He watched people pull off the road to snap photos of the oddity. He wondered how many people would stop for huge metal sculptures. He began designing, welding, and painting. The Tin Family was erected in 1991; Teddy Rides Again in 1993; Pheasants on the Prairie in 1996; Grasshoppers in the Field in 1999; Geese in Flight in 2001; and Deer Crossing in 2002. He was working on Fisherman's Dream from 2003 to 2006, and it is now erected. Gary is planning to open a motel, RV park, dinner theatre, and cafe. The Enchanted Highway is off Interstate 94 (Exit 72) approximately 20 miles east of Dickinson, North Dakota. It then extends for 32 miles south to the town of Regent. The seven sculptures are spread out along the 32 miles of The Enchanted Highway. Listen to a recent radio documentary about The Enchanted Highway. There is no charge to see The Enchanted Highway. Gary depends solely on donations to finance his work. Click here to go to a web page where you can make a PayPal donation to The Enchanted Highway, or please send your tax-deductible donations to Enchanted Highway, PO Box 184, Regent, ND 58650. When in Regent, be sure to visit the Enchanted Highway Gift Shop. These photos were taken when the Round America tours visited The Enchanted Highway.
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| Signs along the roads in southwestern North Dakota promote the Enchanted Highway. | Artist Gary Greff conceived and developed the Enchanted Highway. | This is The Enchanted Highway where Gary's art work is displayed. |
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"Geese in Flight" Listed in "Guinness Book of World records" as the world's largest metal sculpture. 110-feet tall; 154-feet long; weighs 78.8 tons. Raised in June 2001, It was built from used oil well pipe and oil tanks. |
Closeup of one of the 10 geese. The largest goose is 19-feet long and has a 30-foot wing span. |
"Grasshoppers
Delight" The largest grasshopper stands 60-feet long and 40-feet tall. Erected in the summer of 1999. A reminder of the hardships farmers have overcome making their living off the land. Welded from old fuel tanks and oil well tanks. |
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| Gary painting fence posts at the Tin Family sculpture. | "Theodore Roosevelt
Rides Again" 51-feet tall. A tribute to President Theodore Roosevelt's part in North Dakota history. Built from used oil well pipe. Features Teddy and his favorite horse. |
Profile of the Teddy Roosevelt sculpture. |
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| "Deer Crossing" The buck is 75-feet tall and 60-feet long. Erected in 2002. Made from old oil well tanks cut apart and welded to form the shadow design. To fit through the streets of Regent, the buck's front leg had to be cut off and re-welded on-site. |
Closeup of the buck deer's head. | "Tin Family" The man is 45-feet tall; the woman is 43-feet tall; and the boy is 23-feet tall. Gary's first art project -- the beginning of the Enchanted Highway. Erected in 1991. Built of used farm equipment, with the help of farmers and friends from the community. |
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| "Pheasants on the
Prairie" The rooster is 70-feet long and 40-feet tall. Erected in 1996. Three-dimensional sculptures made of wire mesh that was originally used for screening gravel. Long process -- took 3 years -- the wire was heated and bent to form the bodies. |
The hen pheasant is 60-feet long and 35-feet tall. The chicks are 20-feet long and 15-feet tall. | Head of the rooster pheasant; he's 70-feet long and 40-feet tall. |
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| The Tin Son -- 23-feet tall. | Face of the Tin Son. | Feet and legs of the Tin Son. |
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| The Tin Pa is 45-feet tall and is held up by 16 telephone poles. | The face of the Tin Pa. | The Tin Ma is 44-feet tall. |
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| Tin Ma's basket. | The face of Tin Ma. | You gotta love her hair! |
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| Gary produced this tree to stand next to his gift shop... | ...and this tree at his home is a prototype for a future project. | This is Gary's "studio" -- lots and lots of metal and a wide variety of tools and equipment. He builds everything here in pieces and then assembles and erects on-site. |
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| One of Gary's new projects -- moving sculptures that are wind or motor-powered. | Gary in front of one of the sections of his next sculpture -- Fisherman's Dream. He's holding the paper model that he is working from. | Here's the tail section of the giant bass that will be featured in the Fisherman's Dream sculpture. |
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| Fisherman's Dream |
"Fisherman's Dream" Fisherman's Dream |
Fisherman's Dream |
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| Enchanted Highway Gift Shop in Regent, North Dakota. | ||
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Pheasants on the Prairie |
Theodore Roosevelt Rides Again
| The Tin Family |
Fisherman's Dream
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