As we walked towards the Grignon Mansion, I noticed a giant piece of a tree trunk. I mentioned to the hubby that I want to check that out. After we checked out the car show, we made our way across the street to figure out what this piece of tree was all about.
It turns out it is "The Big One". It is a section of a Douglas Fir from Tacoma, WA. Menasha Corporation originally brought the section of the tree back to the headquarters in Menasha. Eventually in 1969 it found it's way to Lock #4 in Kaukauna.
The Douglas Fir lived to be 586 years old. It even pre-dated Columbus coming to America by over 100 years. It grew to be 238 feet tall with a circumference of 34.75 feet. The diameter alone was over 13 feet.
Although there is no sign other than the facts of the tree telling you about this random section of a tree, it is pretty cool to see. We were not the only people checking it out. I would recommend that if you check out the Grignon Mansion, to walk across the street and measure up to the Big One.
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