There's a Pink Elephant Outside a Casino in Marquette, Iowa

08 August 2023

Photograph of Pinky the Elephant

Pinky the Elephant started out as a supper club mascot and now sits outside the Casino Queen Marquette in Marquette, Iowa.

A sign beside Pinky shares a little history.

July 1963 - Pinky becomes the mascot for the Pink Elephant Supper Club

August 1978 - Pinky water skis on the Mississippi river in Prairie du Chien to greet President Jimmy Carter

December 1994 - Pinky moves to the casino

Photograph of Pinky the Elephant from the front

Pinky’s adventures since the 1990s are, sadly, not chronicled on any signs.

How to get there

Address: 100 Anti Monopoly, Marquette, IA 52158

Directions: You'll find Pinky in the casino parking lot opposite the river.