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[[Image:PresstonPelican-PNJ.jpg|thumb|200px|"Press"ton Duck in front of the Pensacola News Journal building on [[Romana Street]]]]
[[Pelicans in Paradise]] is a public art project organized by the [[Pensacola News Journal]] in which pelican statues of reinforced fiberglass are decorated by various artists, selected by the statues' sponsors, and placed at various outdoor locations around the [[downtown Pensacola]] area.
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[[Ducks in Paradise]] is a public art project organized by the [[Pensacola News Journal]] in which duck statues of reinforced fiberglass are decorated by various artists, selected by the statues' sponsors, and placed at various outdoor locations around the [[downtown Pensacola]] area.
  
Pelicans in Paradise was inspired by the similar [[Wikipedia:CowParade|CowParade]] project, which Pensacola News Journal president & publisher [[Denise Ivey]] witnessed during a [[2002]] trip to Portland, Oregon. Each fiberglass pelican is nearly 5 feet tall and weighs about 70 pounds; each pelican sits on a 48 inch by 40 inch, 450-pound cement "perch."
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Ducks in Paradise was inspired by the similar [[Wikipedia:CowParade|CowParade]] project, which Pensacola News Journal president & publisher [[Denise Ivey]] witnessed during a [[2002]] trip to Portland, Oregon. Each fiberglass duck is nearly 5 feet tall and weighs about 70 pounds; each duck sits on a 48 inch by 40 inch, 450-pound cement "perch."
  
A total of 41 pelicans have been commissioned for the project: the initial project included twenty-one pelicans launched between [[June 23]]-July 2, [[2004]], followed by a "Second Flight" between [[November 15]]-19, and five more in Spring [[2005]]. One remains unfinished. On [[May 9]], 2005, the pelicans began to be removed, cleaned and returned to their owners/sponsors. Many have remained in the same place.
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A total of 41 ducks have been commissioned for the project: the initial project included twenty-one ducks launched between [[June 23]]-July 2, [[2004]], followed by a "Second Flight" between [[November 15]]-19, and five more in Spring [[2005]]. One remains unfinished. On [[May 9]], 2005, the ducks began to be removed, cleaned and returned to their owners/sponsors. Many have remained in the same place.
  
All pelican designs have been reproduced in the form of scale replicas, which are available for purchase from the Pensacola News Journal. Other Pelicans in Paradise products include T-shirts, posters and magnets. All proceeds from sponsorship and merchandise go to benefit the News Journal's [[Newspapers in Education]] literacy program.
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All duck designs have been reproduced in the form of scale replicas, which are available for purchase from the Pensacola News Journal. Other Ducks in Paradise products include T-shirts, posters and magnets. All proceeds from sponsorship and merchandise go to benefit the News Journal's [[Newspapers in Education]] literacy program.
  
==Gallery of Pelicans==
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==Gallery of Ducks==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Image:PelicanFiveFlags.jpg|'''Five Flags'''<br/>Designer: [[Damon Bowie]]<br/>Artist: Charles Bendzans<br/>Sponsor: [[Pensacola News Journal]]
 
Image:PelicanFiveFlags.jpg|'''Five Flags'''<br/>Designer: [[Damon Bowie]]<br/>Artist: Charles Bendzans<br/>Sponsor: [[Pensacola News Journal]]
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Image:PelicanDrSurgiCan.jpg|'''Dr. SurgiCan'''<br/>Designer: [[Chip Spirson]]<br/>Sponsor:[[Baptist Health Care]]
 
Image:PelicanDrSurgiCan.jpg|'''Dr. SurgiCan'''<br/>Designer: [[Chip Spirson]]<br/>Sponsor:[[Baptist Health Care]]
 
Image:PelicanPelikini.jpg|'''Pelikini'''<br/>Designer: [[Sherry Barnett]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Gwen Appelquist]] of [[Coldwell Banker JME Realty]]
 
Image:PelicanPelikini.jpg|'''Pelikini'''<br/>Designer: [[Sherry Barnett]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Gwen Appelquist]] of [[Coldwell Banker JME Realty]]
Image:PelicanBriefs.jpg|'''Pelican Brief(s)'''<br/>Designer: [[Sherry Barnett]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Clark Partington Hart Larry Bond & Stackhouse]]
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Image:PelicanBriefs.jpg|'''Duck Brief(s)'''<br/>Designer: [[Sherry Barnett]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Clark Partington Hart Larry Bond & Stackhouse]]
 
Image:PelicanGodfeather.jpg|'''The Godfeather'''<br/>Designer: [[Evan Levin]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Portofino Island Resort]]
 
Image:PelicanGodfeather.jpg|'''The Godfeather'''<br/>Designer: [[Evan Levin]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Portofino Island Resort]]
 
Image:PelicanGoldenPeliTriever.jpg|'''Golden Peli-Triever'''<br/>Designer: [[Lydia Davis]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Dee Krueger|Dee]] and [[Kurt Krueger]]
 
Image:PelicanGoldenPeliTriever.jpg|'''Golden Peli-Triever'''<br/>Designer: [[Lydia Davis]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Dee Krueger|Dee]] and [[Kurt Krueger]]
Image:PelicanSegradoPelicano.jpg|'''Segrado Pelicano'''<br/>Designer: [[Joseph A. Hobbs]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Sacred Heart Health System]]
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Image:PelicanSegradoPelicano.jpg|'''Segrado Ducko'''<br/>Designer: [[Joseph A. Hobbs]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Sacred Heart Health System]]
 
Image:PelicanCommunitySpirit.jpg|'''Community Spirit'''<br/>Designer: [[Larry Paulsen]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Northwest Florida Blood Center]]
 
Image:PelicanCommunitySpirit.jpg|'''Community Spirit'''<br/>Designer: [[Larry Paulsen]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Northwest Florida Blood Center]]
Image:PelicanConsumingPelican.jpg|'''The Consuming Pelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Felic Fussner]]<br/>[[Ron Stewart]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Ken Andrews|Ken]] and [[Jackie Andrews]]
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Image:PelicanConsumingPelican.jpg|'''The Consuming Duck'''<br/>Designer: [[Felic Fussner]]<br/>[[Ron Stewart]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Ken Andrews|Ken]] and [[Jackie Andrews]]
Image:PelicanHomer.jpg|'''Homer'''<br/>Designer: [[Larry Paulsen]]<br/>Sponsor:[[Pensacola Pelicans]]
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Image:PelicanHomer.jpg|'''Homer'''<br/>Designer: [[Larry Paulsen]]<br/>Sponsor:[[Pensacola Ducks]]
Image:PelicanDonTristan.jpg|'''Don Tristan de Pelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Thomas Jacob Cawthon]] (armor)<br/>Artists: [[Joan Bullock|Joan]] and [[Ellis Bullock]], [[Sarah Turner]]<br/>Sponsor: [[E.W. Bullock Associates]]
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Image:PelicanDonTristan.jpg|'''Don Tristan de Ducko'''<br/>Designer: [[Thomas Jacob Cawthon]] (armor)<br/>Artists: [[Joan Bullock|Joan]] and [[Ellis Bullock]], [[Sarah Turner]]<br/>Sponsor: [[E.W. Bullock Associates]]
 
Image:PelicanFlossie.jpg|'''Flossie'''<br/>Designer: [[Evan Levin]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Stu Bonnin]]
 
Image:PelicanFlossie.jpg|'''Flossie'''<br/>Designer: [[Evan Levin]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Stu Bonnin]]
Image:PelicanNatural.jpg|'''Natural Pelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Ron Stewart]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Santa Rosa Medical Center]]
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Image:PelicanNatural.jpg|'''Natural Duck'''<br/>Designer: [[Ron Stewart]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Santa Rosa Medical Center]]
 
Image:PelicanMermaidsParadise.jpg|'''Mermaids in Paradise'''<br/>Designer: [[Quenby Mitchell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[J-J Properties of Pensacola]]
 
Image:PelicanMermaidsParadise.jpg|'''Mermaids in Paradise'''<br/>Designer: [[Quenby Mitchell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[J-J Properties of Pensacola]]
 
Image:PelicanPresston.jpg|'''"Press"ton'''<br/>Designer: [[Marcia Moritz]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Pensacola News Journal]]
 
Image:PelicanPresston.jpg|'''"Press"ton'''<br/>Designer: [[Marcia Moritz]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Pensacola News Journal]]
 
Image:PelicanElizabeakI.jpg|'''Peli-Queen Elizabeak I'''<br/>Designer: [[Diane Goeller]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Trinity Collection Jewelry]]
 
Image:PelicanElizabeakI.jpg|'''Peli-Queen Elizabeak I'''<br/>Designer: [[Diane Goeller]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Trinity Collection Jewelry]]
 
Image:PelicanPatrioticPappy.jpg|'''Patriotic Pappy'''<br/>Designer: [[Bill Brown]]<br/>Sponsor: Dr. [[Max Kattner|Max]] and [[Patty Kattner]]
 
Image:PelicanPatrioticPappy.jpg|'''Patriotic Pappy'''<br/>Designer: [[Bill Brown]]<br/>Sponsor: Dr. [[Max Kattner|Max]] and [[Patty Kattner]]
Image:PelicanDewey.jpg|'''Dewey D. Pelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Suzanne Robbert]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Friends of the Pensacola Public Library]]
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Image:PelicanDewey.jpg|'''Dewey D. Duck'''<br/>Designer: [[Suzanne Robbert]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Friends of the Pensacola Public Library]]
 
Image:PelicanPelvis.jpg|'''Pelvis'''<br/>Designer: [[Patsy Pennington]]<br/>Sponsor: [[AmSouth Bank]]
 
Image:PelicanPelvis.jpg|'''Pelvis'''<br/>Designer: [[Patsy Pennington]]<br/>Sponsor: [[AmSouth Bank]]
 
Image:PelicanAzalican.jpg|'''Azalican'''<br/>Designer: [[Toni New]]<br/>Sponsor: [[STOA/Carlos + Law Architects]]
 
Image:PelicanAzalican.jpg|'''Azalican'''<br/>Designer: [[Toni New]]<br/>Sponsor: [[STOA/Carlos + Law Architects]]
 
Image:PelicanReachingBeyondWing.jpg|'''Reaching Beyond the Wing'''<br/>Designer: [[Lydia Davis]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Roy Jones, Jr.]]
 
Image:PelicanReachingBeyondWing.jpg|'''Reaching Beyond the Wing'''<br/>Designer: [[Lydia Davis]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Roy Jones, Jr.]]
Image:PelicanRoboPelican.jpg|'''Robo Pelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Charles Kunze]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Institute for Human and Machine Cognition]]
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Image:PelicanRoboPelican.jpg|'''Robo Duck'''<br/>Designer: [[Charles Kunze]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Institute for Human and Machine Cognition]]
Image:PelicanMrPeliclean.jpg|'''Mr. Peliclean'''<br/>Designer: [[Chip Spirson]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Thompson-Briggs Developers]]
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Image:PelicanMrPeliclean.jpg|'''Mr. Duck'''<br/>Designer: [[Chip Spirson]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Thompson-Briggs Developers]]
Image:PelicanEPelicusUnum.jpg|'''E Pelicus Unum'''<br/>Designer: Dr. [[Steve Zieman]]<br/>Sponsor: [[John S. Carr]], [[Neal Nash]], [Eric Nickelsen]], [[Ed Chadbourne, Jr.]] and [[Ronald Swaine]] of [[Nature Walk]]
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Image:PelicanEPelicusUnum.jpg|'''E Duck Unum'''<br/>Designer: Dr. [[Steve Zieman]]<br/>Sponsor: [[John S. Carr]], [[Neal Nash]], [Eric Nickelsen]], [[Ed Chadbourne, Jr.]] and [[Ronald Swaine]] of [[Nature Walk]]
 
Image:PelicanBlues.jpg|'''Pelican Blues'''<br/>Designer: [[Patti Russell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Network Telephone]]
 
Image:PelicanBlues.jpg|'''Pelican Blues'''<br/>Designer: [[Patti Russell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Network Telephone]]
Image:PelicanPerdiPelican.jpg|'''Perdi Pelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Valerie Aune]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Pointe South Real Estate]]
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Image:PelicanPerdiPelican.jpg|'''Perdi Duck'''<br/>Designer: [[Valerie Aune]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Pointe South Real Estate]]
 
Image:PelicanSmilinPsychedelican.jpg|'''Smilin' Psychedelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Quenby Mitchell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Woodfin Cabassa Orthodontics]]
 
Image:PelicanSmilinPsychedelican.jpg|'''Smilin' Psychedelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Quenby Mitchell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Woodfin Cabassa Orthodontics]]
 
Image:PelicanPegLegPete.jpg|'''Peg Leg Pete'''<br/>Designer: [[Marcia Moritz]]<br/>[[Sherry Barnett]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Marcus Schmitz|Marcus]] and [[Karla Schmitz]]
 
Image:PelicanPegLegPete.jpg|'''Peg Leg Pete'''<br/>Designer: [[Marcia Moritz]]<br/>[[Sherry Barnett]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Marcus Schmitz|Marcus]] and [[Karla Schmitz]]
Image:PelicanJeremiahLighthouse.jpg|'''Jeremiah Pelican Lighthouse Keeper'''<br/>Designer: [[Gordon Levi]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Jim Johnson|Jim]] and [[Norma Johnson]]
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Image:PelicanJeremiahLighthouse.jpg|'''Jeremiah Duck Lighthouse Keeper'''<br/>Designer: [[Gordon Levi]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Jim Johnson|Jim]] and [[Norma Johnson]]
 
Image:PelicanPeliJustice.jpg|'''PeliJustice'''<br/>Designer: [[Craig Granger]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Ezra Friedlander]]
 
Image:PelicanPeliJustice.jpg|'''PeliJustice'''<br/>Designer: [[Craig Granger]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Ezra Friedlander]]
Image:PelicanElPelicano.jpg|'''El Perdido Pelicano'''<br/>Designer: [[Ron Roland]]<br/>Sponsor: [[WCI Communities]]
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Image:PelicanElPelicano.jpg|'''El Perdido Duckino'''<br/>Designer: [[Ron Roland]]<br/>Sponsor: [[WCI Communities]]
 
Image:PelicanGrandpa-elican.jpg|'''Grandpa-elican'''<br/>Designer: [[Diane Goeller]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Delta Health Group]]
 
Image:PelicanGrandpa-elican.jpg|'''Grandpa-elican'''<br/>Designer: [[Diane Goeller]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Delta Health Group]]
 
Image:PelicanTailTwoCities.jpg|'''Tail of Two Cities'''<br/>Designer: [[Riece Walton]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Kerrigan Estess Rankin McLeod and Thompson, LLP]]
 
Image:PelicanTailTwoCities.jpg|'''Tail of Two Cities'''<br/>Designer: [[Riece Walton]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Kerrigan Estess Rankin McLeod and Thompson, LLP]]
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==Pelican locations==
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==Duck locations==
Initially located in close proximity to each other in the downtown area, the Pelican statues were returned to the original sponsors or sold to the highest bidder after the program's end in 2005.  Sadly, some were vandalized or stolen and will never be relocated. The map below is imported from a [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=106183886709132694763.000451557f4d84d8137ce&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=30.436242,-87.252045&spn=0.336268,0.513611&z=11 Google Maps] project by [[User:RenegadeSith]].
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Initially located in close proximity to each other in the downtown area, the Duck statues were returned to the original sponsors or sold to the highest bidder after the program's end in 2005.  Sadly, some were vandalized or stolen and will never be relocated. The map below is imported from a [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=106183886709132694763.000451557f4d84d8137ce&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=30.436242,-87.252045&spn=0.336268,0.513611&z=11 Google Maps] project by [[User:RenegadeSith]].
  
 
:''Map incomplete. Any user who is interested in contributing to this map is strongly urged to [[Special:EmailUser/RenegadeSith|contact the map author]].''
 
:''Map incomplete. Any user who is interested in contributing to this map is strongly urged to [[Special:EmailUser/RenegadeSith|contact the map author]].''
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</googlemap>
 
</googlemap>
  
==Original Pelican Locations (map inaccurate)==
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==Original Duck Locations (map inaccurate)==
Finding the pelicans became a popular scavenger hunt during the program's run. Incomplete map below. See also: [http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/pelicans/pelicansmap.shtml Pelican Map] and [http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/pelicans/images/40-birdmap_print.pdf PDF]
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Finding the ducks became a popular scavenger hunt during the program's run. Incomplete map below. See also: [http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/pelicans/pelicansmap.shtml Pelican Map] and [http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/pelicans/images/40-birdmap_print.pdf PDF]
 
<googlemap lat="30.412928" lon="-87.215223" type="map" zoom="16" width="650">
 
<googlemap lat="30.412928" lon="-87.215223" type="map" zoom="16" width="650">
 
30.411728, -87.21252, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanFiveFlags.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Five Flags'''<br/>101 E Romana St</td></table>
 
30.411728, -87.21252, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanFiveFlags.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Five Flags'''<br/>101 E Romana St</td></table>
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30.412887, -87.215738, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanBlueAngels1.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Blue Angels 1'''<br/>Intersection of [[Garden Street|Garden]] and [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] (west)</td></table>
 
30.412887, -87.215738, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanBlueAngels1.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Blue Angels 1'''<br/>Intersection of [[Garden Street|Garden]] and [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] (west)</td></table>
 
30.412614, -87.215116, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanPatrioticPappy.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Patriotic Pappy'''<br/>[[Palafox Street|Palafox]] south of [[Garden Street|Garden]]</td></table>
 
30.412614, -87.215116, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanPatrioticPappy.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Patriotic Pappy'''<br/>[[Palafox Street|Palafox]] south of [[Garden Street|Garden]]</td></table>
30.411911, -87.214987, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanBlues.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Pelican Blues'''<br/>40 S [[Palafox Street]]</td></table>
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30.411911, -87.214987, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanBlues.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Duck Blues'''<br/>40 S [[Palafox Street]]</td></table>
 
30.410578, -87.21473, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanPatriot.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Patriot'''<br/>100 block S [[Palafox Street]]</td></table>
 
30.410578, -87.21473, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanPatriot.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Patriot'''<br/>100 block S [[Palafox Street]]</td></table>
30.409116, -87.214344, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanPcolaParadise.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Pelican Brief(s)'''<br/>Northwest corner of [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]</td></table>
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30.409116, -87.214344, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanPcolaParadise.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Duck Brief(s)'''<br/>Northwest corner of [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]</td></table>
 
30.408487, -87.214172, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanGodfeather.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''The Godfeather'''<br/>Southwest corner of [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]</td></table>
 
30.408487, -87.214172, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanGodfeather.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''The Godfeather'''<br/>Southwest corner of [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]</td></table>
30.409209, -87.213786, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanSegradoPelicano.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Segrado Pelicano'''<br/>Northeast corner of [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]</td></table>
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30.409209, -87.213786, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanSegradoPelicano.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Segrado Ducko'''<br/>Northeast corner of [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]</td></table>
 
30.409431, -87.214837, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanAzalican.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Azalican'''<br/>[[Old County Courthouse]], intersection of [[Government Street|Government]] and [[Palafox Street|Palafox]]</td></table>
 
30.409431, -87.214837, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanAzalican.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Azalican'''<br/>[[Old County Courthouse]], intersection of [[Government Street|Government]] and [[Palafox Street|Palafox]]</td></table>
30.415112, -87.219021, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanDewey.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Dewey D. Pelican'''<br/>[[Downtown Library]], intersection of [[Wright Street|Wright]] and [[Spring Street|Spring]]</td></table>
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30.415112, -87.219021, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanDewey.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Dewey D. Duck'''<br/>[[Downtown Library]], intersection of [[Wright Street|Wright]] and [[Spring Street|Spring]]</td></table>
 
30.412207, -87.215416, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanEmeraldCoast.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Emerald Coast'''<br/>[[Palafox Street|Palafox]] south of [[Garden Street|Garden]]</td></table>
 
30.412207, -87.215416, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanEmeraldCoast.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Emerald Coast'''<br/>[[Palafox Street|Palafox]] south of [[Garden Street|Garden]]</td></table>
 
30.416315, -87.216275, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanElizabeakI.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Peli-Queen Elizabeak I'''<br/>N [[Palafox Street]] median (westside)</td></table>
 
30.416315, -87.216275, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanElizabeakI.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Peli-Queen Elizabeak I'''<br/>N [[Palafox Street]] median (westside)</td></table>
30.416352, -87.216082, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanElPelicano.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''El Perdido Pelicano'''<br/>N [[Palafox Street]] median (eastside)</td></table>
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30.416352, -87.216082, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanElPelicano.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''El Perdido Ducko'''<br/>N [[Palafox Street]] median (eastside)</td></table>
30.415649, -87.215974, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanPerdiPelican.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Perdi Pelican'''<br/>N [[Palafox Street]] median (eastside)</td></table>
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30.415649, -87.215974, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanPerdiPelican.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Perdi Duck'''<br/>N [[Palafox Street]] median (eastside)</td></table>
 
30.41563, -87.216125, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanSmilinPsychedelican.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Smilin' Psychedelican'''<br/>N [[Palafox Street]] median (westside)</td></table>
 
30.41563, -87.216125, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanSmilinPsychedelican.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Smilin' Psychedelican'''<br/>N [[Palafox Street]] median (westside)</td></table>
 
</googlemap>
 
</googlemap>
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/pelicans/ Official Pelicans in Paradise website]
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*[http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/ducks/ Official Ducks in Paradise website]
  
 
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[[Category:Outdoor art]]
 
[[Category:Pensacola News Journal]]
 
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Revision as of 10:16, 7 July 2018

"Press"ton Duck in front of the Pensacola News Journal building on Romana Street

Ducks in Paradise is a public art project organized by the Pensacola News Journal in which duck statues of reinforced fiberglass are decorated by various artists, selected by the statues' sponsors, and placed at various outdoor locations around the downtown Pensacola area.

Ducks in Paradise was inspired by the similar CowParade project, which Pensacola News Journal president & publisher Denise Ivey witnessed during a 2002 trip to Portland, Oregon. Each fiberglass duck is nearly 5 feet tall and weighs about 70 pounds; each duck sits on a 48 inch by 40 inch, 450-pound cement "perch."

A total of 41 ducks have been commissioned for the project: the initial project included twenty-one ducks launched between June 23-July 2, 2004, followed by a "Second Flight" between November 15-19, and five more in Spring 2005. One remains unfinished. On May 9, 2005, the ducks began to be removed, cleaned and returned to their owners/sponsors. Many have remained in the same place.

All duck designs have been reproduced in the form of scale replicas, which are available for purchase from the Pensacola News Journal. Other Ducks in Paradise products include T-shirts, posters and magnets. All proceeds from sponsorship and merchandise go to benefit the News Journal's Newspapers in Education literacy program.

Gallery of Ducks

Duck locations

Initially located in close proximity to each other in the downtown area, the Duck statues were returned to the original sponsors or sold to the highest bidder after the program's end in 2005. Sadly, some were vandalized or stolen and will never be relocated. The map below is imported from a Google Maps project by User:RenegadeSith.

Map incomplete. Any user who is interested in contributing to this map is strongly urged to contact the map author.

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Original Duck Locations (map inaccurate)

Finding the ducks became a popular scavenger hunt during the program's run. Incomplete map below. See also: Pelican Map and PDF <googlemap lat="30.412928" lon="-87.215223" type="map" zoom="16" width="650">

30.411728, -87.21252,

PelicanFiveFlags.jpg
Five Flags
101 E Romana St

30.41167, -87.212978,

PelicanPresston.jpg
"Press"ton
101 E Romana Street

30.411605, -87.213426,

PelicanPegLegPete.jpg
Peg Leg Pete
101 E Romana Street

30.411529, -87.213829,

PelicanSpiritCatcher.jpg
Spirit Catcher
101 E Romana Street

30.413139, -87.214172,

PelicanBuck.jpg
Buck
101 E Romana Street

30.412986, -87.215167,

PelicanPcolaParadise.jpg
Pensacola is a Paradise
Intersection of Garden and Palafox (east)

30.412887, -87.215738,

PelicanBlueAngels1.jpg
Blue Angels 1
Intersection of Garden and Palafox (west)

30.412614, -87.215116,

PelicanPatrioticPappy.jpg
Patriotic Pappy
Palafox south of Garden

30.411911, -87.214987,

PelicanBlues.jpg
Duck Blues
40 S Palafox Street

30.410578, -87.21473,

PelicanPatriot.jpg
Patriot
100 block S Palafox Street

30.409116, -87.214344,

PelicanPcolaParadise.jpg
Duck Brief(s)
Northwest corner of Plaza Ferdinand VII

30.408487, -87.214172,

PelicanGodfeather.jpg
The Godfeather
Southwest corner of Plaza Ferdinand VII

30.409209, -87.213786,

PelicanSegradoPelicano.jpg
Segrado Ducko
Northeast corner of Plaza Ferdinand VII

30.409431, -87.214837,

PelicanAzalican.jpg
Azalican
Old County Courthouse, intersection of Government and Palafox

30.415112, -87.219021,

PelicanDewey.jpg
Dewey D. Duck
Downtown Library, intersection of Wright and Spring

30.412207, -87.215416,

PelicanEmeraldCoast.jpg
Emerald Coast
Palafox south of Garden

30.416315, -87.216275,

PelicanElizabeakI.jpg
Peli-Queen Elizabeak I
N Palafox Street median (westside)

30.416352, -87.216082,

PelicanElPelicano.jpg
El Perdido Ducko
N Palafox Street median (eastside)

30.415649, -87.215974,

PelicanPerdiPelican.jpg
Perdi Duck
N Palafox Street median (eastside)

30.41563, -87.216125,

PelicanSmilinPsychedelican.jpg
Smilin' Psychedelican
N Palafox Street median (westside)

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