Throngs of people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic ...

After a 2017 windstorm toppled the crown of their oak tree in Minneapolis, John and Amy Higgins hired artist Curtis ...

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

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