Zanesville Attractions, #3 in a series

Big! Muskie!

This is what turned much of the
landscape around Zanesville, OH, 
into what you see in the picture.

It's a fish!  It's a... digging machine kind of thing... maybe? Ha, no. Now it's just a bucket that goes on a digging machine kind of thing that rips the tops off mountains.

This bucket o' tetanus is the part that Zanesville wants to "preserve." 
I look into the future... and see... lawsuits on Zanesville's horizon.

"Remember the Walking Giant"®

That's the official name of the group that supports the preservation of this admittedly
large, rusted metal, dirt bucket. Recently "She" was moved to a "permanent memorial site"
closer to town.  The thing weighs 230 tons. 

It destroyed an ecosystem, a dark-green ancient forest, and the
economic underpinnings of a century-old culture. Yet they "honor" it in a county
where families are living in abandoned houses, stores, and post offices.

Zanesville Attractions, #2 in a series

The World-Famous Y-Bridge

When you come to the fork in the bridge, take it!

Zanesville Attractions, #1 in a series

Can't sit at the hospital all day, so we're looking for things to do in Zanesville. . . .

THE WORLD'S LARGEST BASKET

Corporate headquarters of the Longaberger Basket Company. Seven stories, 500 employees.

Party On, Old Man. Hell Ain't Half Full.

My dad is convalescing from surgery in a hospital in Zanesville, OH.

You may have heard of Zanesville in the media. Try googling national news articles with dateline Zanesville and search terms such as, "rare and exotic animals," "running loose down the highway," and "the other baboon was presumed eaten by one of the big cats."

Back to Dad, whom I like to call "Hail Fellow, Well Met." Yeah, Dad "never met a stranger." Which can suck if you're with him.

In the hospital now, he would like attention and sympathy all 'round. He says to me, "No, I don't want you to feel like you have to fly here. I just can't swallow or eat or drink. And I can't lift my left arm. Wait, I think my vision's going. But only come if you want to. It would be okay."


He sounds like this:

But in the background, it sounds like this:

The upshot? I struggled with The Negotiator for a good 40 minutes, and my flight is tomorrow at 5 a.m. Yes, 5. The Negotiator always gets the last laugh....



 
Count on a few posts from
Zanesville in the next week—
and of course watch for news articles!