If you’re a fan of the website roadsideamerica.com like I am, then you know what a muffler man is. For everyone else, they are fiberglass statues made to advertise mufflers originally. Over the years they have been modified to sell any number of things.
I crossed paths with one while driving through Crystal Lake, Illinois, holding a couple of hanging flower baskets to advertise the garden nursery. What first caught my eye was the giant Indian. I took the usual photos and headed home. After checking the Roadside America website, I had found two previously unknown roadside attractions! Here’s to Bessie’s contribution to America’s oddities! View at RoadsideAmerica.com.
