One Cool Cat

If you are a fan of Garfield, you might enjoy following the Garfield Trail in Grant County, Indiana. I told told you about that yesterday. There’s also an exhibit about creator Jim Davis at the Fairmount Historical Museum.

This museum is mostly a destination for James Dean fans but they do have a room dedicated to Davis and his lasagna loving feline Garfield.

I told you a little about this place when I wrote about the exhibits regarding James Dean. They seem to be rebranding the James Dean memorabilia as the James Dean Museum. You’ll find a description of that collection included in this story.

The exhibit really is small but it includes some Garfield memorabilia.

Plus there are some comic strips and a few professional tools that belonged to Davis.

And, of course, part of the Garfield trail resides here. It’s Garfield dressed as James Dean!

I’m guessing this is the most photographed five foot tall James Dean impersonating cat in the world!

Indiana’s Garfield Trail

Garfield creator Jim Davis was born in Marion, Indiana and grew up in Fairmount. Educated at Ball State University, Davis had a career in advertising before creating Garfield in 1978.

His native Grant County honors Davis and his famous feline with large statues located around the county. These fiberglass statues are about five feet tall and depict Garfield in all kinds of fun outfits.

They’re pretty spread out so seeing them all in a day would be challenging. Still, I saw a few!

This one in Gas City honors the history of the gas and glass blowing industries of the area. It’s outside the Carnegie Library.

This one is located inside the Marion Library. It was one of my favorites.

This gardening Garfield is actually located at Minnetrista in Muncie.

Want to drive the Garfield trail? Click here!