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Every year, folks travel from far and wide watch this giant pencil get sharpened
More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a ...
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Thousands of Cheering Spectators Gather to Watch This 20-Foot-Tall No. 2 Pencil Get Sharpened
After a 2017 windstorm toppled the crown of their oak tree in Minneapolis, John and Amy Higgins hired artist Curtis ...
What’s the point? It’s the annual sharpening of the giant pencil on Lake of the Isles
People from as far as California, Georgia and Maryland packed a Minneapolis lawn Saturday to watch two men sharpen a giant ...
Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year
Throngs of people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic ...
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Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year
MINNEAPOLIS — More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil. The 20-foot-tall (6-meter-tall ...