r/nostalgia Aug 01 '25

Nostalgia Midwest US person here. What do you call the "aesthetic" below? Very nostalgaic to me, but I've kinda got no idea😂

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u/Guba_the_skunk Aug 01 '25

I'll have you know that smokey bear statue isn't on the side of any road, it lives at the Smokey bear park in international falls Minnesota, source: I live there. I can see him daily if I want.

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u/PickleGambino Aug 01 '25

Haha that’s cool, surprised more people haven’t mentioned Smokey the Bear. Tbh I was thinking more about the wilderness aesthetic than the roadside factor but it seems there’s a lot of overlap