Midwest Oddities: The Giant Animals of the High Plains

It is easy for me to get caught up in the idea that I live in the most boring corner of the planet.  Yes, I sometimes refer to my region as the armpit of the U.S.  But, a closer inspection reveals a strange obsession of my people that borders on disturbing, but also quite interesting…  We really like to build statues of giant animals.  Oh yes.  It is something of a phenomenon here.  In North Dakota alone, you will find the World’s Largest Cow, the {more. . .)