If you haven’t heard about Brad the Sheep yet, I’m so excited to tell ewe! It’s a “tail” of mystery, wonder, perseverance, evasion, and the desire to return home. Brad’s muttonous journey was captured in photos along the way, and he developed quite a flock of fans across the state during his big ram-bling adventure.
One of the first of Brad’s Pitt stops was captured in a photo posted on the Two Harbors, MN – Neighbors Facebook page on November 2, with the caption, “Missing a Sheep?” A handsome young ram stood in a gas station parking lot on the main drag of Two Harbors, looking like he was contemplating his next move.
No one seemed to know where he came from or where he was headed. Four days later, another post popped up—this time, Brad was spotted along Scenic Highway 61 by the railroad tracks, then on Shoreview Road. No need to bleat around the bush: this guy was clearly on a mission.
By now, you’d think the sheep, affectionately dubbed “Brad,” would have been corralled. He earned his name from a Lake County Humane Society volunteer who tried her best to rescue him. She named him Brad because, well, turns out I’m not the only one who loves a good pun!
On November 16, Brad popped up again, this time on 21st Avenue East and London Road in Duluth. The police got involved, but Brad wasn’t about to give himself up. By shear determination, he eluded capture and remained on the lamb.
Next thing ewe know, Brad was spotted in Proctor. He hadn’t taken a ewe-turn or baa-cktracked—this sheep clearly had a plan. But his ram-arkable journey came to an end on Midway Road, where a Duluth veterinarian managed to tranquilize him after homeowners nearby had lured him in with some white bread.
It turns out Brad’s home was in Carlton. When his owner sold him to a breeder in Two Harbors, Brad decided he wasn’t ready to start a new life up north. So, he hoofed it back south to reunite with his family. Little did he know he would become a flock star!
Now, after traveling nearly 40 miles over 22 days, Brad is back in ewe-phoria, safe and sound with his family. From October 29 to November 19, this sheep can count himself lucky. He’s proved he’s got the chops for adventure—and a story that’s truly ewe-nique.
