Imagine Martin goes hog wild!
Going Hog Wild in Martin County was developed to share what makes our county a great place to call home by spotlighting our businesses & organizations, featuring our local artists and honoring our pork industry through multiple concrete hog statues as an attraction for tourists, visitors and the citizens of our community.
Today you will find 100+ concrete hog statues designed to represent a businesses & organizations throughout Martin County.
This project was made possible by the participation of over 100 Martin County businesses & organizations. The 25 local artists commissioned to paint each statues and grants were received by Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council the Martin County Area Foundation and the Schmeeckle Foundation!
To learn who sponsored, painted and the location of each hog visit: www.goinghogwildinmartincounty.com
Here you'll find each of the GHW statues and their sponsors as well as some of the national and regional television coverage! To see all the GHW coverage visit: Going Hog Wild in the News
CBS National News airs WCCO's story about Going Hog Wild in Martin County!
WCCO/Finding MN interview with John Lauritsen about his Going Hog Wild story!
Linder Farm Network coverage of a Going Hog Wild in Martin County unveiling.
KSTP/Minnesota Live chats with Ashley Jensen Haake about the Going Hog Wild in Martin County project.
While filming Pioneer PBS/Landmarks Minnesota Collections storyteller Doug Ohman checks out our hog statues.
Going Hog Wild was the featured story on the pilot episode of Imagine Martin on TV.