The second smallest of all of the Indiana counties, Union is nevertheless the home of two state parks and state recreation areas. Whitewater Memorial State Park was dedicated in 1949 as a living memorial to the men and women of Indiana who served the cause of freedom during World War II.

This piece is constructed from limestone, river rocks, and a lead musket ball, and depicts an intrepid kayaker making his way through a rocky passage, paddling along a river of leaves.

Designers Jeff Laramore and David Jemerson Young of 2nd Globe, an Indianapolis–based artistic company, designed all 92 of the county sculptures featured on the outside of the Indiana State Museum. Their designs narrate the counties’ famous natives, historically significant events, or their cultural characteristics, and were fabricated and installed by various Indiana sculptors, carvers, glassworkers, metalworkers, and other artisans.