Meet Verne the Patriot, the 65-foot nutcracker now standing in a small Minnesota town

Name: Meet Verne the Patriot, the 65-foot nutcracker now standing in a small Minnesota town
Uploaded: 2026-07-21T14:43:00-0500
Duration: 1 min 29 s
Description: Luverne, Minnesota, already home to more than 7,500 nutcrackers, added a nearly 66-foot Uncle Sam-style giant — nearly twice the height of the current Guinness World Record holder in Germany. (AP video by Sarah Raza)

Luverne, Minnesota, already home to more than 7,500 nutcrackers, added a nearly 66-foot Uncle Sam-style giant — nearly twice the height of the current Guinness World Record holder in Germany. (AP video by Sarah Raza)