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[[Image:PresstonPelican-PNJ.jpg|thumb|200px|"Press"ton Pelican Duck in front of the Pensacola News Journal building on [[Romana Street]]]][[Pelicans Ducks in Paradise]] is a public art project organized by the [[Pensacola News Journal]] in which pelican duck statues of reinforced fiberglass are decorated by various artists, selected by the statues' sponsors, and placed at various outdoor locations around the [[downtown Pensacola]] area.
Pelicans Ducks in Paradise was inspired by the similar [[Wikipedia:CowParade|CowParade]] project, which Pensacola News Journal president & publisher [[Denise Ivey]] witnessed during a [[2002]] trip to Portland, Oregon. Each fiberglass pelican duck is nearly 5 feet tall and weighs about 70 pounds; each pelican duck sits on a 48 inch by 40 inch, 450-pound cement "perch."
A total of 41 pelicans ducks have been commissioned for the project: the initial project included twenty-one pelicans ducks launched between [[June 23]]-July 2, [[2004]], followed by a "Second Flight" between [[November 15]]-19, and five more in Spring [[2005]]. One remains unfinished. On [[May 9]], 2005, the pelicans ducks began to be removed, cleaned and returned to their owners/sponsors. Many have remained in the same place.
All pelican duck designs have been reproduced in the form of scale replicas, which are available for purchase from the Pensacola News Journal. Other Pelicans Ducks in Paradise products include T-shirts, posters and magnets. All proceeds from sponsorship and merchandise go to benefit the News Journal's [[Newspapers in Education]] literacy program.
==Gallery of PelicansDucks==
<gallery>
Image:PelicanFiveFlags.jpg|'''Five Flags'''<br/>Designer: [[Damon Bowie]]<br/>Artist: Charles Bendzans<br/>Sponsor: [[Pensacola News Journal]]
Image:PelicanDrSurgiCan.jpg|'''Dr. SurgiCan'''<br/>Designer: [[Chip Spirson]]<br/>Sponsor:[[Baptist Health Care]]
Image:PelicanPelikini.jpg|'''Pelikini'''<br/>Designer: [[Sherry Barnett]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Gwen Appelquist]] of [[Coldwell Banker JME Realty]]
Image:PelicanBriefs.jpg|'''Pelican Duck Brief(s)'''<br/>Designer: [[Sherry Barnett]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Clark Partington Hart Larry Bond & Stackhouse]]
Image:PelicanGodfeather.jpg|'''The Godfeather'''<br/>Designer: [[Evan Levin]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Portofino Island Resort]]
Image:PelicanGoldenPeliTriever.jpg|'''Golden Peli-Triever'''<br/>Designer: [[Lydia Davis]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Dee Krueger|Dee]] and [[Kurt Krueger]]
Image:PelicanSegradoPelicano.jpg|'''Segrado PelicanoDucko'''<br/>Designer: [[Joseph A. Hobbs]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Sacred Heart Health System]]
Image:PelicanCommunitySpirit.jpg|'''Community Spirit'''<br/>Designer: [[Larry Paulsen]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Northwest Florida Blood Center]]
Image:PelicanConsumingPelican.jpg|'''The Consuming PelicanDuck'''<br/>Designer: [[Felic Fussner]]<br/>[[Ron Stewart]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Ken Andrews|Ken]] and [[Jackie Andrews]]Image:PelicanHomer.jpg|'''Homer'''<br/>Designer: [[Larry Paulsen]]<br/>Sponsor:[[Pensacola PelicansDucks]]Image:PelicanDonTristan.jpg|'''Don Tristan de PelicanDucko'''<br/>Designer: [[Thomas Jacob Cawthon]] (armor)<br/>Artists: [[Joan Bullock|Joan]] and [[Ellis Bullock]], [[Sarah Turner]]<br/>Sponsor: [[E.W. Bullock Associates]]
Image:PelicanFlossie.jpg|'''Flossie'''<br/>Designer: [[Evan Levin]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Stu Bonnin]]
Image:PelicanNatural.jpg|'''Natural PelicanDuck'''<br/>Designer: [[Ron Stewart]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Santa Rosa Medical Center]]
Image:PelicanMermaidsParadise.jpg|'''Mermaids in Paradise'''<br/>Designer: [[Quenby Mitchell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[J-J Properties of Pensacola]]
Image:PelicanPresston.jpg|'''"Press"ton'''<br/>Designer: [[Marcia Moritz]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Pensacola News Journal]]
Image:PelicanElizabeakI.jpg|'''Peli-Queen Elizabeak I'''<br/>Designer: [[Diane Goeller]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Trinity Collection Jewelry]]
Image:PelicanPatrioticPappy.jpg|'''Patriotic Pappy'''<br/>Designer: [[Bill Brown]]<br/>Sponsor: Dr. [[Max Kattner|Max]] and [[Patty Kattner]]
Image:PelicanDewey.jpg|'''Dewey D. PelicanDuck'''<br/>Designer: [[Suzanne Robbert]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Friends of the Pensacola Public Library]]
Image:PelicanPelvis.jpg|'''Pelvis'''<br/>Designer: [[Patsy Pennington]]<br/>Sponsor: [[AmSouth Bank]]
Image:PelicanAzalican.jpg|'''Azalican'''<br/>Designer: [[Toni New]]<br/>Sponsor: [[STOA/Carlos + Law Architects]]
Image:PelicanReachingBeyondWing.jpg|'''Reaching Beyond the Wing'''<br/>Designer: [[Lydia Davis]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Roy Jones, Jr.]]
Image:PelicanRoboPelican.jpg|'''Robo PelicanDuck'''<br/>Designer: [[Charles Kunze]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Institute for Human and Machine Cognition]]Image:PelicanMrPeliclean.jpg|'''Mr. PelicleanDuck'''<br/>Designer: [[Chip Spirson]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Thompson-Briggs Developers]]Image:PelicanEPelicusUnum.jpg|'''E Pelicus Duck Unum'''<br/>Designer: Dr. [[Steve Zieman]]<br/>Sponsor: [[John S. Carr]], [[Neal Nash]], [Eric Nickelsen]], [[Ed Chadbourne, Jr.]] and [[Ronald Swaine]] of [[Nature Walk]]
Image:PelicanBlues.jpg|'''Pelican Blues'''<br/>Designer: [[Patti Russell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Network Telephone]]
Image:PelicanPerdiPelican.jpg|'''Perdi PelicanDuck'''<br/>Designer: [[Valerie Aune]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Pointe South Real Estate]]
Image:PelicanSmilinPsychedelican.jpg|'''Smilin' Psychedelican'''<br/>Designer: [[Quenby Mitchell]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Woodfin Cabassa Orthodontics]]
Image:PelicanPegLegPete.jpg|'''Peg Leg Pete'''<br/>Designer: [[Marcia Moritz]]<br/>[[Sherry Barnett]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Marcus Schmitz|Marcus]] and [[Karla Schmitz]]
Image:PelicanJeremiahLighthouse.jpg|'''Jeremiah Pelican Duck Lighthouse Keeper'''<br/>Designer: [[Gordon Levi]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Jim Johnson|Jim]] and [[Norma Johnson]]
Image:PelicanPeliJustice.jpg|'''PeliJustice'''<br/>Designer: [[Craig Granger]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Ezra Friedlander]]
Image:PelicanElPelicano.jpg|'''El Perdido PelicanoDuckino'''<br/>Designer: [[Ron Roland]]<br/>Sponsor: [[WCI Communities]]
Image:PelicanGrandpa-elican.jpg|'''Grandpa-elican'''<br/>Designer: [[Diane Goeller]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Delta Health Group]]
Image:PelicanTailTwoCities.jpg|'''Tail of Two Cities'''<br/>Designer: [[Riece Walton]]<br/>Sponsor: [[Kerrigan Estess Rankin McLeod and Thompson, LLP]]
</gallery>
==Pelican Duck locations==Initially located in close proximity to each other in the downtown area, the Pelican Duck statues were returned to the original sponsors or sold to the highest bidder after the program's end in 2005. Sadly, some were vandalized or stolen and will never be relocated. The map below is imported from a [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=106183886709132694763.000451557f4d84d8137ce&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=30.436242,-87.252045&spn=0.336268,0.513611&z=11 Google Maps] project by [[User:RenegadeSith]].
:''Map incomplete. Any user who is interested in contributing to this map is strongly urged to [[Special:EmailUser/RenegadeSith|contact the map author]].''
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==Original Pelican Duck Locations (map inaccurate)==Finding the pelicans ducks became a popular scavenger hunt during the program's run. Incomplete map below. See also: [http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/pelicans/pelicansmap.shtml Pelican Map] and [http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/pelicans/images/40-birdmap_print.pdf PDF]
<googlemap lat="30.412928" lon="-87.215223" type="map" zoom="16" width="650">
30.411728, -87.21252, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanFiveFlags.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Five Flags'''<br/>101 E Romana St</td></table>
30.412887, -87.215738, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanBlueAngels1.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Blue Angels 1'''<br/>Intersection of [[Garden Street|Garden]] and [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] (west)</td></table>
30.412614, -87.215116, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanPatrioticPappy.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Patriotic Pappy'''<br/>[[Palafox Street|Palafox]] south of [[Garden Street|Garden]]</td></table>
30.411911, -87.214987, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanBlues.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Pelican Duck Blues'''<br/>40 S [[Palafox Street]]</td></table>
30.410578, -87.21473, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanPatriot.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Patriot'''<br/>100 block S [[Palafox Street]]</td></table>
30.409116, -87.214344, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanPcolaParadise.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Pelican Duck Brief(s)'''<br/>Northwest corner of [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]</td></table>
30.408487, -87.214172, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanGodfeather.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''The Godfeather'''<br/>Southwest corner of [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]</td></table>
30.409209, -87.213786, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanSegradoPelicano.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Segrado PelicanoDucko'''<br/>Northeast corner of [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]</td></table>
30.409431, -87.214837, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanAzalican.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Azalican'''<br/>[[Old County Courthouse]], intersection of [[Government Street|Government]] and [[Palafox Street|Palafox]]</td></table>
30.415112, -87.219021, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanDewey.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Dewey D. PelicanDuck'''<br/>[[Downtown Library]], intersection of [[Wright Street|Wright]] and [[Spring Street|Spring]]</td></table>
30.412207, -87.215416, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanEmeraldCoast.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Emerald Coast'''<br/>[[Palafox Street|Palafox]] south of [[Garden Street|Garden]]</td></table>
30.416315, -87.216275, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanElizabeakI.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Peli-Queen Elizabeak I'''<br/>N [[Palafox Street]] median (westside)</td></table>
30.416352, -87.216082, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanElPelicano.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''El Perdido PelicanoDucko'''<br/>N [[Palafox Street]] median (eastside)</td></table>30.415649, -87.215974, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanPerdiPelican.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Perdi PelicanDuck'''<br/>N [[Palafox Street]] median (eastside)</td></table>
30.41563, -87.216125, <table><tr><td style="padding-right:10px">[[Image:PelicanSmilinPsychedelican.jpg|right|50px]]</td><td>'''Smilin' Psychedelican'''<br/>N [[Palafox Street]] median (westside)</td></table>
</googlemap>
==External Links==
*[http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/pelicansducks/ Official Pelicans Ducks in Paradise website]
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