More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil.

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A&E; 20-foot-tall pencil gets its annual sharpening June 4, 2025 Updated Wed., June 4, 2025 at 6:14 p.m. Hundreds of people gathered in June 2024 to watch the third annual sharpening of the LOTI ...

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When it’s on John and Amy Higgins’ lawn across from Lake of the Isles, is 20 feet tall and gets an annual public sharpening that draws crowds of more than 1,000 people. The giant pencil, known ...

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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 ...

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