Mercer fairgrounds to mark sasquatch’s first birthday

Mercer fairgrounds to mark sasquatch’s first birthday

CELINA — The Mercer County Fairgrounds will hold a one-year birthday celebration for Nelson, the fairgrounds’ giant wooden sasquatch sculpture, at noon Saturday, April 12 at 1001 W. Market St., Celina. Created by Bear Hollow Wood Carvers, Nelson was created in 2024 to celebrate the region’s total solar eclipse. The 27-foot tall sasquatch, measuring 18 feet across from shoulder to shoulder, was created in five and a half days by nine carvers from…