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Appearances are Weather Permitting. I’m not afraid of a little rain but Strong Winds and high chance of thunderstorms will keep me in my hiding place.

T-shirt Giveaway! Who will win?

Susanna with her River Monster swag!Giveaway!
To celebrate my first appearance in 2012, lets do a contest:  I want to give away a River Monster T-shirt!

To Enter:  Post a photo on my Facebook page of me on top of Taco Johns Muscatine – I’ll be there on May 3,4,5.
To win, make it a good photo! See if you can include yourself or your friends in it.

On Saturday (May 5), I’ll choose my favorite photo and award a kids (or small adult) sized River Monster T-shirt to whoever posted it.    I’m going to look for happy people having fun!

(I’ll contact the winner on FB)

Get Kraken!

Post your photo on my timeline: MuscatineRiverMonster on Facebook   (Be sure to tag Muscatine River Monster)

(Yes you can post more than one – if they’re good!)

I’m Back for 2012! (and a Contest)

Folks in Muscatine have all seen ‘TACO’ Tom Hendricks do some crazy antics.  Remember his gulf cart parade floats?   Or how he gave away 500 tacos at the Y Athletic Center’s Family Festival last year!!!

Well, this weekend, ‘TACO’  Tom decided to do something else fun for Muscatine: The first Kraken appearance of 2012!

I’m spending Cinco de Mayo weekend at Taco John’s in Muscatine, Iowa.

May 3,4,5   (Thursday – Saturday)
Taco John’s Restaurant
506 Grandview Ave
Muscatine, Iowa

10am-10pm  (times are approximate and weather permitting)

Thunderstorms this weekend might make me duck in and out of hiding for short times – but I promise to be visible as much as possible.  Light rain I don’t mind – but high winds don’t agree with me!

Stop by and say hello!

To celebrate my first appearance of 2012, I’m doing a giveaway! Want to win a River Monster T-shirt?

Is it safe to come out of hibernation?

Hello!  With a sudden change to beautiful weather, I think this kraken is done hibernating:-)   (no, I’m not hanging out anywhere just yet – but if you’re on my email list, you’ll know where to look for me when I appear)

If this is the first you’ve heard of me, welcome!  Take a look at my ‘Legend‘ page to see what I’m really about:-)

Here are some photos from the 2011 Children’s Festival in West Liberty, Ia shot by Yefei He – They might be the last photos of me shot on real film!

Muscatine River Monster - West Liberty Childrens Fest 2011- photo by Yefei He

For fans of real film photography, Yefei He shot these on a medium format Bronica ETR-Si 6×4.5.  You can see the whole gallery on Yefei’s Flickr: yefeihe

I can’t wait to see you this summer… I’ll be keeping a giant eye out for you!
The Kraken