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Bear Statues (page 2)

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Grizzly Bear
Missoula, MT
The Grizzly Bear is the mascot the University of Montana. This bronze sculpture is known as the Grand Griz. It was created in 1968 by Rudy Autio. [map]

Grizzly Bear
Missoula, MT		 Grizzly Bear
Missoula, MT
This bronze Grizzly Bear was installed in front of the Boone & Crockett Club in 2001. It is nine feet tall and was created by Kalispell Art Castings. It was based on a 24-inch-tall sculpture by James L. Clark. It was restored in 2010. [map]

This scrap metal Grizzly Bear was installed in front of MacKenzie River Pizza in 2005. It was created by Kirsten Kainz and is entitled "Rounded Out." [map]

Bear
Vulcan, MI
This Bear was created by John Radlovic in 2000. It is 17 feet tall and 28 feet long. These photos are from 2011. Around 2023, the statue was painted blue. [map]

Bear
Los Osos, CA
There are two of these cast concrete Bear statues in Los Osos at the entrances to the town. The translation of "Los Osos" is "The Bears." They were created by Paula Zima in 1992. The statues are lit at night and are dressed up for certain holidays. They are about three feet long. [map]

Golden Bear
Stockton, CA		 Golden Bear
Klamath, CA
The Golden Bear in Stockton is one of two statues installed in front of the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium. They have been there since the building was completed in 1925. [map]

This Golden Bear in Klamath is installed at the foot of the Klamath River Bridge. There are four of these cast-metal bears, two at each end of the bridge. They have been there since 1926. The statues were originally brown but have been painted gold since the late 1950s or early 1960s. The California Golden Bear is now extinct though it still appears on the state's flag. [map]

There are two other bear statues in Klamath, CA.

Grizzly Bear and Salmon
Crescent, OR
This Grizzly Bear and Salmon statue had been on the roof of Ken's Sporting Goods since the late 1980s. The fiberglass statue is about 16 1/2 feet tall. Ken called him "Griz". This store catered mostly to the hunting and fishing crowd but also sold liquor. It closed around 2017 and the building is vacant. The bear is still there. [map]

Bear
Traverse City, MI		 Bear and Cub [gone]
Mackinaw City, MI
The Traverse City Bear and Mackinaw City Bear are installed above the entrances to the Bear Company clothing stores. I believe there were only these two locations. The Traverse City location was built in 2008. The Mackinaw City store has closed. The Traverse City store and Bear were still there in 2020. The Mackinaw City Bear and Cub were gone by 2018. [map]

Gentle Ben
Wilsonville, OR		 Bear
Exeter, CA		 Bear [gone]
Cook, MN		 Grizzly Bear
Hoquiam, WA
This Gentle Ben wood-carved statue is eight feet tall. It is located at Morey's Landing Park. Walt Morey wrote the children's book "Gentle Ben" in 1965. This statue was stolen in 2012 and recovered. [map]

This bronze Bear sculpture was installed in Exeter in 2019. These statues have been mass-produced. [map]

This Bear statue in Cook was installed in front of a residence. It was gone by 2023.

The Grizzly Bear statue in Hoquiam stands at Hoquiam High School, the Home of the Grizzlies. It has been here since at least 2004. It is about 15 feet tall and made of wood. [map]

Bear and Moose
Griffith, IN
These Bear and Moose statues are located on the roof of American Natural Resources which specializes in taxidermy. The store opened in 1975. [map]

Black Bear & Cub
Mesa, AZ		 Bears
Dundee, MI
This Black Bear & Club sculpture is entitled "Bearly Fishin". The bronze sculpture is six feet tall. It was created by Brady Fairbanks. The sculpture has been here since around 2008. [map]

This pair of Bears in Dundee was installed in front of a Cabela's store in 2000. The 24-foot-tall bronze sculpture is entitled "Fierce Encounter". It was created by Mike Hamby. [map]

Bull & Bear
St. Louis, MO
This 12-foot-tall, bronze Bull & Bear sculpture, entitled "Forces," was installed in 2013 in front of Stifel Nicolaus, an investment company. It was created by Harry Weber and produced by Nova Blue Studio Arts. [map]

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