This is what will happen when the polar ice melts and sea level rises.
Well, not really.
Its just a continuation of a prank that started forty years ago.
In 1978, a student party named Pail and Shovel swept the students election at the University of Wisconsin.
None of these ever materialized, of course.
One of their promises they did make good on was bringing the Statue of Liberty to Wisconsin.
The sculpture became an instant hit, but arsonist burned it down within the first year.
The original structure in 1979.
The next year, 1980, a fireproof version was installed and the year next as well.
But then state regulatorsdemandedthe structure be removed from the ice.
It continued to appear on the lake occasionally through 2010, after which it stopped.
This time, the structure is made of inflatable plastic.
Officials hope to bring her back next year as well as part of the annual Winter Carnival tradition.
Within hours most of the birds were stolen and appeared on lawns throughout the city.
The Statue of Liberty in 2009.
The Statue of Liberty this year, 2019.
