This oversized fiberglass fisherman was created during production of the reality series Murder in Small Town X, which filmed in Eastport. The statue later took on a more serious meaning as a memorial to the show’s winner, New York firefighter Ángel Juarbe Jr., who died on September 11, 2001.
Filed under roadside oddities: giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.
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Source: Atlas Obscura