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Saint Paul Caps off Final Tribute to Charles Schultz with "Doghouse Days of Summer" Statues
(Saint Paul, MN) The Saint Paul Convention and Visitors Bureau announced that the city will pay tribute to native son, Charles M. Schultz with a fifth and final year of Peanuts statues that will be displayed throughout the city this summer. The design chosen for the final year, "Doghouse Days of Summer" features a classic pose of Snoopy lying on top of his doghouse daydreaming, with Woodstock perched on his stomach. This year?s design is unique from past projects, in that it incorporates two characters, as well as Snoopy?s infamous doghouse, creating a broader canvas for artists who creatively decorate each sculpture. Saint Paul sets up a Doghouse Visitors Center downtown during each Peanuts celebration, which is tremendously popular with children and visitors from around the world. The statues will be sponsored by local businesses, designed and painted by local artists, and will be placed on the sidewalks, plazas, parks and boulevards of the city by early June. Over two million visitors from all 50 states and sixty countries have come to Saint Paul during the past four summers to see statues of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus. Organizers expect at least a half million visitors this summer as well. "We expect this Peanuts tribute to draw over a half a million visitors to Saint Paul during the summer months," said Brad Toll, vice president of tourism. "With the international attention Saint Paul received from the Winter Carnival Ice Palace the NHL All Star Game this past winter, combined with the upcoming Grand Excursion 2004 celebration in Saint Paul over the 4th of July weekend, and the final year of Peanuts statues, we are expecting a banner year for tourism for the city." The "Doghouse Days of Summer" Statues will be on display until September 19, at which time they may be kept by sponsors or auctioned off at the city?s Landmark Center. Auction proceeds are dedicated to the Charles M. Schulz Fund that was established to create and maintain permanent bronze sculptures of the PEANUTS gang on display in Landmark Plaza, and also to fund scholarships for artists and emerging cartoonists at the Art Instruction School which Schulz attended, and the College of Visual Arts, where he once taught. The Snoopy Doghouse Information Center will be located at the Science Museum of Minnesota in downtown Saint Paul on Kellogg Boulevard, and will be open from 10 am to 4 pm daily. Visitors will be able to pick up brochures which list the locations and descriptions of each statue and will also be able to obtain additional visitor information. For updated information on Snoopy statues please contact the Saint Paul Convention and Visitors Bureau at 800-627-6101 or www.visitsaintpaul.com or visit www.doghousedaysofsummer.com ### NOTE TO MEDIA: Digital images of proposed designs are available. To request a CD of images or to have a selection emailed to you, please contact Pat Laurel, Publications and Graphics Coordinator at 651-265-4921 or [email protected].