50 Foot Snowman Built by Minnesota Man: It's the 'Granddaddy' of Snowmen, Says Greg Novak (VIDEO)
A 50-foot snowman was the winter project of a farmer from Minnesota, and the huge frozen ode to the cold was named "Granddaddy." It took Greg Novak of Gilman, Minn. hundreds of man-hours to build the snowman, but after so many have come to see the gigantic creation, he feels it's worth it to put a smile on their faces.
The 50-foot snowman called "Grandaddy" was the product of this year's heavy snowfall. Novak's greenhouse's roof collapsed, and the farmer needed somewhere to put the powdery new snow, according to The St. Cloud Times.
"As long as you're moving it, might as well do something practical with it," he said.
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While his family and friends helped out with farming chores, Novak utilized some skid loaders, a silage blower and farming materials to build his giant winter creation.
"Granddaddy's arms are a 61-foot grain elevator. An augur they used to be," Novak explained to KMSP News. "The eyes are plywood -- 4 feet wide by 6 feet high. The nose is a 55-gallon barrel, the smile is like, 10 feet wide. The scarf is about 80 feet long, the broom is about 35 feet high, the buttons are garbage can covers."
After seeing the feat on the news, visitors came from over 70 miles away to witness the Granddaddy of all snowmen in his glory. Many were amazed at the sheer size of it.
"This is unreal," Gerald Harbarth, a visitor, told the Associated Press.
"I think everyone in the world should see it!" 8-year-old Daniel Kroska exclaimed.
For Novak, the people's joy even through one of the coldest winter in years was something he was grateful to have been a part of.
"It puts a smile of people's faces," the farmer said. "When people smile, you know you've done a good thing."
