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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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Twin Cities weekend guide: Giant pencil sharpening, Edina Art Fair, Prince celebration
The giant pencil at Lake of the Isles is getting its birthday sharpening. Context: Since its creation in 2022, owner John ...
20-foot-tall pencil gets its annual sharpening
MINNEAPOLIS ― When is a pencil not just a pencil? When it’s on John and Amy Higgins’ lawn across from Lake of the Isles, is ...
Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year
Residents will gather Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 ...
New York Post3d
Minneapolis neighborhood has a bizarre annual tradition — and it involves a gigantic No. 2 pencil
The sharpening ceremony on their front lawn has evolved ... “Everybody knows a pencil. You see it in school, you see it in people’s work, or drawings, everything. So, it’s just so accessible ...
The Republic3d
Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year
The sharpening ceremony on their front lawn has evolved ... “Everybody knows a pencil. You see it in school, you see it in people’s work, or drawings, everything. So, it’s just so accessible ...