My 2001 Big Things Midwest Road Trip

In the spring of 2001, I took a massive four-day road trip through the Midwest United States (Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois) to photograph "Big Things" as well as to visit my Grandparents on both sides of the family and to photograph my childhood hometown. I planned my trip using RoadSideAmerica.com to plot out tourist attractions listed in their database, and I attempted to visit some sites they didn't have photos for as well.

Viroqua, Wisconsin

On the road again, I saw a big Cow outside Viroqua and in town I caught photos of a wire man, and "ghosts" in the window of a house I photographed accidentally while trying to take a picture of something else.

FAST Company in Sparta, Wisconsin

This is the factory where they make many of the "Big Things" I'm so fond of. They're a fiberglass moulding company specializing in large-scale advertising art. The people were very friendly and nice, and they get a lot of visitors who stop by. Most of their stuff is outdoors, where they store the molds used to make stuff and where they keep their most recent projects on display. I bought a catalog, in case I ever get enough $ to buy my own big thing. They also created the Giant Bicyclist in Sparta's park.
>> See the FAST Company Website