Carl’s daughter Lucy, 16, poses with the refurbished Gnome Chomsky, the world’s largest garden gnome, at Gnome On the Grange Mini-Golf in Kerhonkson, New York. (photo by Rebecca Migdal)
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Bloated drops of rain slashed horizontally through the murky afternoon light. Carl’s son Kevin, 14, clutching what looked like a giant beach umbrella, was well ahead of us on New Rochelle’s Main Street, pantomiming a ship in full sail as he raced along at ten knots. Kevin barrelled blindly past a hatless man who flinched [...]
You gotta love miniature golf– there’s no other pastime that combines sports with giant garden gnomes and double scotch-and-waters disguised in Styrofoam cold cups.
When Goofy Garden Minigolf was demolished last year, along with the rest of New York City’s Pier 25, Chomsky, the world’s largest garden gnome (purportedly 18 feet tall), was sent to [...]
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