DARWIN, Minn. — It was a festival of a different kind in a small town west of the metro today. Despite having a small population, the community came together in a big way to celebrate its annual town ...

Back from our summer family road trip to the Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota via other once-in-a-lifetime roadside attractions ("Field of Dreams" movie site, Buddy Holly plane crash site, various ...

Over the course of nearly 44 years, a guy living in rural northwestern Wisconsin meticulously collected and wove together pieces of twine to create what is considered to be the world's heaviest ball ...

Many have claimed to created the Largest Ball of Twine, including a man from Darwin, Minnesota. Although one man from Highland Wisconsin, Jim Frank Kotera, had a dream to make the Heaviest Ball of ...

This year marks 75 years since the creation of the (once) largest ball of twine, which is right here in Minnesota! Photojournalist Bill Middeke visits the Darwin Twine Ball Museum to show us more.

Caretaker Linda Clover, seen here in this 2022 photo, has helped countless travelers add their own piece of twine to the World’s Largest Ball of Twine in Cawker City over the past two decades. David ...

A world-record ball of twine created by James Frank Kotera rests on a cement slab in Douglas County near Highland Town Hall and the JFK Transfer Station, which was named after Kotera, on Thursday, ...

One of the world's largest balls of twine, created by a northwestern Wisconsin man over the course of 44 years, is once again on display in a new and permanent home. After months of fundraising, ...