Where do they get all this stuff?
That's what the billboards say, and when you get there and start walking through the joint, it's what you'll say to yourself over and over. From the deer hunters on top of the old Oshkosh lift truck that are hunting deer hunters, to the giant moose, the cow exposing herself, to the old airplane out back - you won't believe your eyes and again, ask yourself, "Where do they get all this stuff?"
It's on the frontage road west of I-41 in Oshkosh. Exit Wisconsin 96 (that's the old US 45 alignment) and head west. Turn right at the Kwik Trip and a short jaunt up the road you'll see the giant, leaping buck, the flasher cow and another billboard with the moose.
Park out in front of the giant, fiberglass, pizza chef and enter through the surprisingly non-descript door. Enter a world...a world...um...a world of stuff. Yeah, that's it! Stuff!
If you want to build a trailer, you'll find everything you need except the trailer - axles, hubs, springs, wheels and tires, it's all in there. Don't want to DIY? Check the inventory of trailers outside. From a little box you'd pull behind a motorcycle to trailers big enough to haul your small yacht, Schettl Sales has 'em.
Used windows. Copper weather vanes. Fiberglass statues and figurines of all kinds. A mermaid figurehead. Bathtubs. Knick knacks. Kids clothes. Wait, did you say bathtubs? Yup! Complete with surrounds. Stuff you want. Stuff you need. Stuff you didn't even KNOW you wanted or needed!
Step outside into an even more bizarre world of...stuff. A Model T Coupe so far gone it wouldn't even make a good Halloween decoration. Dos mariachis. How about a full size copy of the statue, "The End of the Trail" or other full size statues? Cinderella's carriage before it turned back into a pumpkin. A stagecoach, and another stagecoach with a crew.
A Model AA Ford Truck without much salvageable on it. And in front of it? The flamingo for your front yard that will top any feeble flamingo display your neighbors will answer with. Captain Crook from McDonaldsland. A Suburu like you've never seen. A McCormick-Deering tractor lawn ornament. An airplane.
A what???
Yup. An airplane along with several airplane parts.
You'll also find some refugees from Dr. Evermore's display and from Jurustic Park. Spires. Gazebos, some with figures in them. Laurel and Hardy? Yup. A giant rooster. Stuff I can't identify. Maybe you'll figure them out.
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