Dinky the Elephant and the U of Minnesota.
 

Dinky the Elephant is about to fall flat on his trunk | mndaily.com - The Minnesota Daily

Lived in or very near to this area-- Dinkytown-- for 3.5 or so of the 5.5 years I was in the Twin Cities.

I thought some of the Twin Cities people here in the Villages or on TOTV might be interested in this.

Many of these people I have spoken to over the years at different places in the Villages since June 2005.

As the article explains Dinkytown really is attached at the hip to the University of Minnesota. Fun place some beautiful mansions