The 20-foot-tall LOTI Pencil stars in “A Short Documentary About a Giant Pencil” by Los Angeles-based director Daniel Straub.

MINNEAPOLIS -- A large crowd turned out Saturday to see a new landmark in Minneapolis -- a giant pencil near Lake of the Isles. John Higgins, a homeowner on East Lake of the Isles Parkway, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Minneapolis is known for some iconic landmarks. Things like the Spoonbridge and Cherry fountain and the Lake Harriet Band Shell. Now, another is in the works near Lake of the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The annual “Sharpening” celebration drew crowds Saturday afternoon to the Lake of the Isles home of John and Amy Higgins, where a 20-foot pencil sculpture stands as a neighborhood ...

Lake Hiawatha is a well-known destination for hiking, cycling and swimming in the summer, but unfortunately, it’s also known for having some of the dirtiest water in Minneapolis. Storm sewers often ...

Giant pencil along Lake of the Isles gets sharpened Last year, we sent Minnesota Live photojournalist Bill Middeke to see a giant pencil along Lake of the Isles.

Now every year, about a foot of the sculpture is sharpened off and a celebration ensues. This year that celebration is happening on June 7 at 1 p.m. Expect dancing, music from the University of ...