You Can Now Own the Historic Petersen Rock Garden

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Rasmus Petersen was a teenager when his family immigrated from Denmark and settled near Bend, Oregon. As an adult, Petersen began to collect rocks from the countryside and built miniature buildings on his property, for almost 20 years until his death in 1952. By then he had constructed a miniature Danish village, bridges, roads, water features, and sculptures including an American Flag and the Statue of Liberty with local stones. The four-acre Petersen Rock Garden became a popular roadside attraction, drawing 150,000 visitor a year at its peak. The garden has since been designated on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The garden is still in the hands of Peterson's family, but not for long. It has been listed for sale. The property consists of more than 12 acres, four of them covered with Petersen's artworks. There is also a house, several outbuildings, and a gift shop included in the deal, for a mere $825,000. Oh yeah, the peacocks that stroll the grounds are included, too. -via Fark

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As one who had her own business making and selling artworks for over 30 years I found it challenging to find feathers that mimicked eagle and red tail hawk feathers. Non indigenous Americans are not allowed to sell or even own birds of prey feathers- most importantly eagle feathers. Vulture feathers look nearly identical to eagle feathers except for the coloring on the spines. Female peacock feathers are perfect for looking just like red tail hawk feathers. Where am I going with this comment? Only just to inform anyone interested in feathers that peacock feathers are beautiful and can make some fabulous artworks.