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postcard Hodag (extinct) Rhinelander Wis. Mascot Rhinelander High School A1672 For Sale
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postcard Hodag (extinct) Rhinelander Wis. Mascot Rhinelander High School A1672:
$19.95
InAmerican folklore, thehodagis afearsome critterresembling a large bull-hornedcarnivorewith a row of thick curved spines down its back. The hodag was said to be born from the ashes of crematedoxen, as theincarnationof the accumulation ofabusethe animals had suffered at the hands of theirmasters.[1]The history of the hodag is strongly tied toRhinelander, Wisconsin, where it was claimed to have been discovered. The hodag has figured prominently in earlyPaul Bunyanstories.
The hodag became the official symbol of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. It is the mascot ofRhinelander High School, and lends its name to numerous Rhinelander area businesses and organizations, including the annual music festival,Hodag Country Festival. The city of Rhinelander\'s web site calls Rhinelander \"The Home of the Hodag\".[7]A larger-than-life fiberglass sculpture of a hodag, created by Tracy Goberville, a local artist,[8]resides on the grounds of the Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce where it draws thousands of visitors each year. Rhinelander Ice Arena houses two hodags, one a full body creature just inside the entrance, and the other one an oversized head that blows smoke and has red eyes that light up, located in the corner just off the ice and which was created by the same artist who designed and built the Chamber Hodag.[9]
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