Jul 2, 2018 · But only one small city boasts the honor of being the nesting grounds for the world’s largest floating loon. The 20-foot-long loon was devised in 1982 as an attraction to draw visitors to the...

The World’s Largest Floating Loon, which typically floats on Silver Lake in Virginia, MN, is headed to the Minnesota State Fair again for the 2nd year in August 2023!

Dec 23, 2008 · In Virginia, Minnesota, there is the world's largest loon, it's a fiberglass one that floats in Silver Lake in the middle of town. Also, not mentioned is the Hockey Hall of Fame , in Eveleth, and Gilbert, which was in the Guiness World Book of Records for their bar/citizen ratio.

It's 20 feet long, although you'd never know it, because at this distance it might as well be a life-size loon. The loon floats on Silver Lake, one of two lakes located in the heart of Virginia. The loon recently underwent renovation in the winter of 2010. Land of the Loon Festival

The huge Floating Loon in Virginia, Minnesota, is caught in a sunbeam on the lake, bright against a backdrop of locust trees, wildflowers, and the belching smokestacks of an unidentified factory on the opposite shore.

Feb 27, 2024 · "You don’t have to look hard in Minnesota to spot the loon, its state bird. But only one small city boasts the honor of being the nesting grounds for the world’s largest floating loon," the Atlas Obscura says. "The 20-foot-long loon was devised in 1982 as an attraction to draw visitors to the annual Land of the Loon Ethnic Arts and Crafts ...

Jun 17, 2024 · The Land of the Loon festival wrapped up its two-day celebration Sunday afternoon. It’s an ethnic arts and crafts festival honoring the culture and customs of the diverse people who settled in northeastern Minnesota.

Land of the Loon is an annual event each summer hosted by the city of Virginia, Minnesota for its residents and surrounding communities. Each year it starts off with a parade, then Olcott Park hosts dozens of merchants to sell their fine goods of arts, crafts, foods, clothing, jewelry, etc.

Jun 13, 2024 · VIRGINIA, Minn. (Northern News Now) - You can’t have a Land of the Loon Festival without a giant loon. You’ve probably met Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox in Bemidji. You may have gone fishing alongside Wally the Walleye on Lake Mille Lacs. But have you seen the world’s largest floating loon in Virginia?

Jun 5, 2020 · What might be surprising is how easy it is to spot Ginny, the world’s biggest loon. This 21’ floating loon resides in the middle of Silver Lake in Virginia. She was built in 1982 by the “Land of the Loon” festival committee and local artist William Martin.