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Bear Statues (page 3)

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Mose
Alamosa, CO
This bronze sculpture of Mose was commissioned by Adams State College. It was created by Jim Gilmore and installed on the campus in 2006. The grizzly bear is the college's mascot. The sculpture is 12 feet tall. Mose was ferocious grizzly bear that was killed around 1904. [map]

Big Blue Bear
Denver, CO
This 40-foot-tall Big Blue Bear was created by Lawrence Argent. It is officially titled "I See What You Mean". The sculpture was installed here at the Convention Center in 2005. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Bear Cub?
Fort Myers, FL		 Bear and Bigfoot [gone]
St. Petersburg, FL
This statue appears to be a Bear Cub wearing a Brodie helmet or doughboy helmet which were worn by soldiers during World Wars I and II. I assume that this statue represents a cartoon character and it appears that he held a flag. Does anyone know what character he represents? He was probably built by John Domanski who created the two rooster statues which are also displayed in front of his property. All three statues have been there since at least 2008. [map]

The Bear and Bigfoot in St. Petersburg were installed around 2018 in front of the Gator's Corner thrift store. By 2024, the business had closed and all of the statues were gone.

More Florida:
Bear (Miami) [gone]

Grizzly Bear
Macon, GA
The Grizzly Bear is the mascot of Mercer University. It was sculpted by Gregory Johnson and installed in front of Five Star Stadium in 2015. The sculpture is 10 feet tall. [map]

Bear
Dallas, GA		 Old Ephraim [gone]
Montpelier, ID		 Grizzly Bear
Utica, IL
This fiberglass Bear statue in Dallas was previously located at Magic Forest in Lake George, NY. It is now located at Atlantis Plumbing. [map]

This sculpture of Old Ephraim represents a notorious grizzly bear that lived from around 1911-1923. The 10-foot-tall bear became famous for killing sheep in northern Utah. He was killed by an Idaho sheepherder at this site. This stone statue was created by Jonathan the Bear Man in 2002. In 2014, Jonathan the Bear Man took the old statue and created a replacement which has a raised right arm with his hand in a bear trap. In 2024, that statue was moved in front of the Chamber of Commcerce. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

This Grizzly Bear is installed in a fountain in front of Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort. [map]

Bear and Moose
Griffith, IN		 Bear
Berne, IN
These Bear and Moose statues in Griffith have been installed on the roof of American Natural Resources since at least 2009. The moose's ears were gone by 2013. [map]

This bronze Bear in Berne was installed at Muensterberg Plaza around 2015. It was produced by the Randolph Rose Collection. [map]

Bear and Squirrel Tree
Bluffton, IN
This Bear and Squirrel Tree sculpture was created with carved concrete in 1936 by a man with the last name of Welker. It was installed next to an airplane-styled White Rose gas station built in 1931. That has been replaced with a modern gas station. [map]

Bears, Bees, Squirrels, and Birds Tree
Berne, IN
This Bears, Bees, Squirrels, and Birds Tree sculpture is installed next to RK Financial. In 2018, it was carved from a dying oak tree on the property by Bear Hollow Wood Carvers of French Lick, IN. [map]

Louisiana:
Bear (Haughton)

Martin
West Yarmouth, MA
(now South Yarmouth, MA)
Martin, a concrete grizzly bear statue, was created by T.J. Neil in 1975. Neil was a local artist that produced many statues for mini golf courses and other businesses. This nine-foot-tall bear statue was located in front of the ZooQuarium which was originally known as the Aqua Circus. There was a dolphin statue located there as well. These photos are from 2011. The ZooQuarium closed in 2013 but the statue was still there. In 2017, the statue was moved down the road to Yarmouth Country Cabins. [map]

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