The popular Giant Chip statue has been restored at The Inside Scoop ice cream shop in Coopersburg after it was split in half by the wind in February.
Roadside artist Mark Cline pieces the Giant Chip statue back together Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline prepares the top half of the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline guides the top on to the bottom of the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. Chris Elston assists by holding the rope to adjust and keep the pieces lined up. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline prepares the bottom half of the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline pieces the Giant Chip statue back together Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline pieces the Giant Chip statue back together Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
The top half of Giant Chip arrives in the back of a pick-up truck Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Roadside artist Mark Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline prepares the bottom half of the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline pieces the Giant Chip statue back together Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
A lift prepares to hoist the repaired top half of Giant Chip back in place Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Roadside artist Mark Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Graysen Golter / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline pieces the Giant Chip statue back together Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
A lift prepares to place the top half of the Giant Chip statue back into place Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The 25-foot-tall statue was toppled by high winds in February. (Graysen Golter / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline prepares the top half of the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
The repaired top half of Giant Chip sits outside Inside Scoop on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Roadside artist Mark Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Graysen Golter / The Morning Call)
The top half of Giant Chip arrives in the back of a pick-up truck Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Roadside artist Mark Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline prepares the bottom half of the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline prepares the top half of the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
A lift prepares to hoist the repaired top half of Giant Chip back in place Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Roadside artist Mark Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Graysen Golter / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline prepares the bottom half of the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
A sign outside Inside Scoop promises Giant Chip’s return Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Coopersburg. The top half of the popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Roadside artist Mark Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Graysen Golter / The Morning Call)
The top half of Giant Chip arrives in the back of a pick-up truck Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Roadside artist Mark Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline prepares the bottom half of the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
The top half of Giant Chip arrives in the back of a pick-up truck Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Roadside artist Mark Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline takes a break after hours of work on the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
Roadside artist Mark Cline prepares the bottom half of the Giant Chip statue Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
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Roadside artist Mark Cline pieces the Giant Chip statue back together Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Inside Scoop in Coopersburg. The popular, 25-foot-high statue was toppled by high winds in February. Cline, who built the statue, was on site Thursday to repair it. (Monica Cabrera / The Morning Call)
