North High Bridge Park

Green Chair & Uppertown SignEarlier this summer Lexi and I stopped to check out North High Bridge Park (see the pictures). It’s a tiny little park perched on the bluffs above the Mississippi River and next to the Smith Avenue High Bridge. It has an odd collection of sculpture, including a giant green chair by Joel Sisson and a vaguely prehistoric creature made of out of pieces of rock by Zoran Mojsilov.

We drive by it all the time and I thought it’d be fun to check it out. Lexi, of course, enjoyed the uneven surfaces. I enjoyed the art and the view. I’m not sure what it is, but there’s something about art in parks that I find especially appealing. Parks in and of themselves are great, but erecting some sculpture suddenly gives a park that extra touch of history and culture. The North High Bridge Park is certainly no Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, but it is an intriguing little spot.

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