Editing Pelican Rapids, Minnesota (section)

==Culture==
Local landmarks include "Pelican Pete", a sculpture constructed beside the river in 1957 that is claimed to be the world's largest statue of a pelican.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2006/05/25/pelrapidstour |title=A tour of Pelican Rapids |website=Minnesota Public Radio |first=Tom |last=Crann |access-date=March 13, 2023 |date=May 30, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Big bird: central coast plans world's largest pelican statue |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/04/australian-town-plans-worlds-biggest-pelican-statue-to-outdo-american-giant |website=The Guardian |date=September 4, 2019 |access-date=March 13, 2023 |first=Lisa |last=Martin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/01/08/pelican-pete-takes-a-trip-to-make-way-for-dam-removal |title='Pelican Pete' takes a trip to make way for dam removal |website=Minnesota Public Radio |date=January 8, 2023 |access-date=March 13, 2023 |first=Kirsti |last=Marohn}}</ref> It stands {{convert|15.4|ft|m|adj=on}} tall and is constructed from concrete and plaster.<ref name="allen-99">{{cite book | author-first=Barbara | author-last=Allen | title=Pelican | publisher=Reaktion Books | location=London | year=2019 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aD96EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA99 | page=99| isbn=9781789141177 }}</ref> A survey of the state's architecture published by the [[University of Minnesota Press]] characterizes Pelican Pete as "An effective programmatic advertisement for the town, just eye-catching and outrageous enough to attract considerable attention."<ref>{{cite book | author-first=David | author-last=Gebhard | author2-first=Tom | author2-last=Martinson | title=A Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota | publisher=University of Minnesota Press | location=Minneapolis | year=1977 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v4TiwNUguhYC&q=pelican | page=227| isbn=9781452901015 }}</ref>

In 2007, for the fiftieth anniversary of Pelican Pete's installation, the town launched a [[painted statue public art]] project wherein about three dozen smaller, {{convert|4|ft|m|adj=on}} pelican sculptures were placed around town and decorated by local artists.<ref name="allen-99"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wahpetondailynews.com/news/a-tour-of-pelican-rapids/article_1366adf4-980c-11e8-8d8e-0f449a393523.html | title=A Tour of Pelican Rapids | author-first=Katie | author-last=Betz | newspaper=Wahpeton Daily News | date=August 5, 2018 | access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>

The [[O.A.E. Blyberg House]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].