The odd slice of Newfoundland history that inspired a mysterious blue monument in Paradise

Jessie Jones snapped this pic of the mysterious blue structure in a Paradise roundabout. (Submitted by Jessie Jones)

For Jessie Jones of Paradise, N.L., the mysterious blue structure seemed to appear in the town’s roundabout overnight.

Jones thought the skeletal metal pieces might be a frame for a “Welcome to Paradise” sign, but no such sign materialized. Then she noticed people in the “Town of Paradise” Facebook group posting questions about it. 

“Some people were posting like, ‘Does anyone know what that blue thing is?’ And I just thought that was really funny because no one seemed to really know what it was.”

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