The Finger: discover wooden middle fingers raised in protest

Along a quiet roadside in Westford, Vermont, stand three towering wooden middle fingers, each mounted on a pole. These defiant sculptures were created by the property’s owner, Ted Pelkey, six months after gave his town the middle finger over a local zoning dispute, as part of a protest.

The six-foot (1,8 meters) sculpture made of pine, went up in December 2019 to send a clear message of displeasure at Westford town officials, and It was a viral sensation and received a great attention from national media, including CNN and the Boston Globe.
And, since it isn’t advertising anything, it doesn’t fall under the state’s anti-billboard laws.
Instead, it’s considered public art!
It seems Ted and his wife, Michelle, had asked the town for permits to build an 740 square meters garage structure, and 1,3 square meters gravel drive, saying that moving his business would eliminate his commute to work and, since it would be on his own property, eliminate the need to pay rent.
And the Westford Development Review Board ruled he did not meet the zoning regulations necessary for approval.

Either way the now-popular middle finger sculpture sits just feet from Route 128 in Westford, it has gotten thousands of visitors, and it’s now even listed on the “offbeat tourist attraction” directory Roadside America.
Though the display sits on private property, there’s a small pull-off area near the end of the driveway where visitors can stop and view the artwork, just be respectful of the private property!

Images from web – Google Research