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Travel Bug Dog Tag The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota

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Owner:
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Released:
Monday, April 12, 2004
Origin:
Vermont, United States
Recently Spotted:
In Short Drive Long Walk

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My goal is to visit the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota, however, there's lots of things in the country to see first.

About This Item

The bug before release

On April 9, 2004, Nick and Mary Yankovic, parents of "Weird" Al Yankovic, (author of the song "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota) passed away. This Bug is dedicated to their memory. If you haven't heard this bug's namesake song, go out and buy it RIGHT NOW. And you'll understand the importance of the Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota. It is the goal of this bug to visit this monument to human achievement, however, there's a few places it has to go first. Move it toward any of these locations (in any order) and post a picture when it gets there. When the bug has visited all the locations, it is off to THE BIGGEST BALL OF TWINE IN MINNESOTA! (pickled weiners and diet chocolate soda optional)

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Close! Cranberry WorldPlymouth, MA
The Shuffleboard Hall Of Fameflorida?
Poodle Dog RockA rock shaped like a poodle
Visited! The Mecca of Albino SquirrelsThere appear to be 4. Pick one. Olney, IL; Marionville, MO; Kenton, TN; Brevard, NCwebsite
Ghost TownsAny ghost town
Theme ParksAny theme park
Wax MuseumsAny wax museum
A Place where you can drive through the middle of a treeCalifornia
Alligator FarmsAny alligator farm
Tarantula RanchesAny tarantula ranch
But there's still one thing it's gotta see:
The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota Darwin, MN

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Tracking History (3634.6mi) View Map

Discovered It 5/13/2014 new.neo discovered it   Visit Log

Ich arbeite mich gerade durch tausende Fotos von meinen vielen Cachertouren. Dabei habe ich auch dieses schöne Kleinod entdecken können, weiß leider nicht mehr, wo das war. Jedenfalls vielen Dank fürs discovern 🙂🙂

Write note 7/31/2006 U4EA posted a note for it   Visit Log

I am so sorry I missed the chance to see this. We would have grabbed it and taken it to Ripley's Believe it or Not. I really liked the sentiment behind it. When you get a chance, read our logs for Short Drive, Long Walk.

Write note 2/16/2006 Macfriends posted a note for it   Visit Log

Since we'd already had this bug in New England we decided to leave it in Florida where we picked it up for a second time. Thought there might be a quirky museum here to visit. It did have a tour of the Hemingway Museum this week.

Write note 2/16/2006 Macfriends posted a note for it   Visit Log

since we've had this bug in New England already we decided to leave it in Florida to seek out some quirky museum. It did have a tour of the Hemingway Museum in Key West.

Dropped Off 2/16/2006 Macfriends placed it in Short Drive Long Walk Florida - 11.37 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/14/2006 Macfriends retrieved it from Moment in Time Florida   Visit Log

Interesting that this one should turn up in our hands again so far from home.

Dropped Off 2/10/2006 2 Roman Nomads placed it in Moment in Time Florida - 1,211.63 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/8/2005 2 Roman Nomads retrieved it from stephen house cache Pennsylvania   Visit Log

We retrieved the "Ball" while on a hike with 3 other couples. Some new friends and some old friends all new to Geocaching and now firmly hooked. We will add to Twinees adventures as we head south soon.
2 Roman NOMADS from upsatet NY

Dropped Off 8/26/2005 SeniorSeekers placed it in stephen house cache Pennsylvania - 190.85 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 8/21/2005 SeniorSeekers grabbed it   Visit Log

Grabbed this one out of Flames of Williamsville in New York. Don't know how he got here, but we will help him in his travels.

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