Big Hereford Steer in Plainview, MN

May 29 2009

My kids have traveled enough with me now to know that we stop and/or turn around for two things: historic markers and really big things.

And so it was that as we were driving through Plainview, Minnesota, the kids and I all gasped at once as we saw this:

My poor husband, who was driving, didn’t know what we were getting at until we specifically told him we had to turn around so I could take a picture of it. And being the sweet husband that he is, he did it.

The Hereford is located behind the grocery store. I’m not sure of the significance of the creature or of its location, but we’re glad to add it to our collection of Really Big Things.

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Published by minnemom at 2:26 am under Roadside Attractions
Tags: Hereford, Minnesota, Photo Friday, Plainview

7 comments so far

7 Comments to “Big Hereford Steer in Plainview, MN”

# Amy @ The Q Family on 29 May 2009 at 8:23 am

What a sweet husband who indulge in your collection. We tend to have big Peach in our area.

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# Sharlene on 29 May 2009 at 11:21 am

I love it!

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# Tim on 29 May 2009 at 11:39 am

Hope that grocery store has really big Steaks
# marina k. villatoro on 29 May 2009 at 7:43 pm

What a cool looking cow. We have tons of cow fixtures in Costa Rica, the northern region here is cowboy country, but they are so different than this one.

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# Dominique on 30 May 2009 at 9:12 am

I can tell you’re really going to love your trip out to North Dakota. I remember that we saw what I considered more than the usual amount of signs promoting really-big-things as we drove through!

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# Wanderluster on 30 May 2009 at 3:39 pm

I love that you stop for really big things. You must pull over in Texas a lot

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