Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lake of the Isles Pencil
Carved in May 2022 from the stump of an oak tree, the pencil is 20 feet tall, full-color, complete with eraser and lettering on its side.
- Address:
- 2217 Lake of the Isles Pkwy E., Minneapolis, MN
- Directions:
- Southwest side of the city. In a front yard on the east side of Lake of the Isles Pkwy E., just south of its intersection with W. 22nd St. Private property; visible from the street.
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A twenty-foot-long #2 pencil was carved from the stump of an oak tree destroyed in a storm.
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Carved in May 2022, the pencil is full-color, complete with eraser and lettering on its side. As a former oak tree, it might last longer than most other stump art. July 2022: Photo added.