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Rainy Lake Mermaid

Rainy Lake Mermaid

Near Copenhagen Island, Fort Frances, Ontario

In 1932, Gordon A. Schlichting, a Minneapolis architect, carved the Mermaid while a student spending the summers on Rainy Lake. Located in Silver Island Narrows, near Copenhagen Island, the Mermaid watches over the comings and goings of the lake.

Statesque and secretive, the Mermaid sits upon a rock in the middle of beautiful Rainy Lake. Constructed out of steel rods, old boat propellers and cement, the Mermaid is truly a work of art.

Photo Credit: By Jeffkantor (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Text Credit: http://www.fortfranceschamber.com/tourism-info/attractions

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True or false: local legend says that the artist made the statue to commemorate his late wife.

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In 1932, Gordon A. Schlichting, a Minneapolis architect, carved the Mermaid while a student spending the summers on Rainy Lake. Located in Silver Island Narrows, near Copenhagen Island, the Mermaid watches over the comings and goings of the lake.

Statesque and secretive, the Mermaid sits upon a rock in the middle of beautiful Rainy Lake. Constructed out of steel rods, old boat propellers and cement, the Mermaid is truly a work of art.

Near Copenhagen Island, Fort Frances, Ontario
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Photo: By Jeffkantor (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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