Bruun Idun
Bruun Idun resides in West Seattle.
West Seattle is known for being hip (yes, you might bump into Eddie Vedder), slightly out of the way, and with gorgeous views of the Seattle skyline.
Bruun resides in Lincoln Park, alongside the Puget Sound right off of the heated saltwater Colman Pool.
Bruun is using a flute, fashioned by John Halliday from the Muckleshoot tribe, to call out to the orcas in the Puget Sound.
Frankie Feetsplinters
Frankie Feetsplinters resides in Ballard.
Ballard is a Seattle neighborhood northwest of downtown. Previously densely Norwegian (with many people not speaking English), it has now become gentrified with only small pockets of Norwegian heritage. Frankie can be found in one those pockets, just outside the National Nordic Museum in downtown Ballard.
All the wooden trolls were designed by Danish environmental artist Thomas Dambo and then assembled on site. Frankie has been in Ballard since September, 2023.
I like to take out of town friends to Ballard, eat at La Carta de Oaxaca, and then walk next door and listen to some Americana music at The Tractor Tavern.
Jacob Two Trees
Jacob Two Trees resides in Issaquah.
Issaquah is on Seattle’s Eastside (meaning east of Lake Washington). When I worked on the Eastside I just to run at Cougar Mountain Park in Issaquah. It had dozens of well marked trails with delightful names (take “Shy Bear” trail until it intersects with “Lost Beagle” trail).
Jacob is closer to downtown Issaquah, where the formerly rustic hamlet meets a booming business district, with traffic to match. He’s hard to miss, just down the path from the Issaquah Community Center.
He’s 14 feet high and, although you can’t tell in the picture, he has a ponytail!