Tree Stump Monster

Tree Stump Monster WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 20-1-21 "Reaction has been unbelievable," says Joseph Harding of rural Lake Crystal, Minn., who created a new "tourist attraction" for the area when he cut down an old willow tree that leaned across his driveway. The tree trunk split while it was being cut. Harding and his son Matt thought it looked like the head of a monster with its mouth open. So they made 13 10-in. long teeth, two big eyes, and two nostrils out of willow wood and nailed them onto the monster. The project took only about an hour, but it was an immediate attention-grabber. Be-fore long, it appeared in the local paper. Hundreds of people have driven by to take a look. For the holidays, the Hardings decided to make their monster more festive. So they built a frame approximately 20 yds. long incorporating a nearby clothes line to form a "back" and "tail" for their monster. The Hardings then strung Christmas lights from its mouth to its tail so it could be seen better at night. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Joseph Harding, Rt. 1, Box 47, Lake Crystal, Minn. 56055 (ph 507 947-3878).

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