Beasties in the Garden

By Nancy Camden | August 9, 2013

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For more than forty years, Wisconsin-born artist Dennis Pearson’s brightly-colored “Beasties,” fiberglass make-believe animals, have been spreading cheer in yards around Wisconsin. Producer Nancy Camden found out the story behind the beasts.

Nancy Camden

Nancy Camden is an independent radio producer and the creator of Spotting Wisconsin.
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