IF I WAS A KID, I would have been genuinely super-excited to see this oversized Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer outside of Sleepy Eye on Christmas Eve afternoon.
I photographed Sleepy Eye's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer while traveling to southwestern Minnesota on Christmas Eve afternoon.
I would have been firing off questions after first exclaiming, “Look, Mom, Rudolph, Rudolph!
“But why isn’t he flying and where are the other reindeer? Where is Santa and where is his sleigh?”
Yes, I would have been full of questions, just like I am today.
Why is this lone Rudolph prancing in the snow along U.S. Highway 14 on the eastern edge of Sleepy Eye, right before you round the curve into town? Is this reindeer always there, or only at Christmas? Where did he come from?
OK, I suppose some smart aleck will answer, “The North Pole, of course.”
But, really, does anyone know?
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Minnesota Prairie Roots 
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