Minneapolis event where a 6-meter No. 2 pencil, sculpted from an oak tree, is sharpened, gathering over 1,000 attendees.

It’s a crazy time we’re living in and it gives people a diversion, a bit of fun and time to let loose and be silly. We need ...

People from as far as California, Georgia and Maryland packed a Minneapolis lawn Saturday to watch a man sharpen a giant pencil. It was the fourth annual sharpening, a free event in the yard of a ...

Residents will gather Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil.

Residents will gather Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 ...