Home of the World's Tallest Snowwoman!
"Olympia SnowWoman" was named in a contest from WBLM radio.
She was 122'1" tall! 13,000,000 lbs. of snow!
Construction began on February 6, 2008 and was completed on February 28.
The SnowWoman dedication ceremony was held Friday, February 29, 2008.
She had:
- 5-foot wreaths as eyes
- skis for eyelashes
- carrot nose created by SAD #44 elementary children
- auto tire lips painted by Mahoosuc Kids Assoc.
- fleece hat made by Mountain Valley Middle School students
- mica pendant created by Mt. Mann Jewelers
- heart made from the scarf of Angus, King of the Mountain
- trees for arms
- garland bracelets
- 5-foot tire buttons
- fleece scarf
- rope hair
- and weighed 13,000,000 lbs.
Souvenirs
Mugs, t-shirts, sweatshirts, ornaments, magnets, postcards, balsam pillows, and more are available at the Chamber of Commerce office.
Open Monday through Saturday 9am-5pm.
Guess when she will be completely melted by entering the 50/50 raffle at the chamber office - $1 each or 6 for $5. Contest closes Wednesday, May 28 at noon.
(A portion of the proceeds go to the Town of Bethel's General Assistance Program)
SnowWoman Website
Click on http://www.bethelmainesnowwoman.com/ for more info.
"Angus,
King of the Mountain" History
The
Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce and citizens of the Bethel area have
bested their own Guinness record which they accomplished with "Angus,
King of the Mountain, the World’s Tallest SnowMan" in 1999.
Olympia was built in the same location as her predecessor, Angus.
It was time to resurrect the spirit of winter that was so evident in 1999 when Angus was built. Many of the same people have stepped forward to make this feat possible once more.
- He stood 113 feet 7 inches tall,
- weighted 8,000,000 pounds,
- sported 5-foot fir wreath eyes,
- 6-foot nose,
- 25-foot spruce tree arms,
- mouth made of 5 automobile tires,
- three skidder-tire buttons and
- 100 foot long multi-colored fleece scarf.
| Event Starts: | May 01, 2008 |
| Event Ends: | May 30, 2008 |
| Event Location: | 37 Cross Street, Bethel |
| Contact Name: | Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Contact Email: | info@bethelmaine.com |
| Contact Phone: | 207.824.2282 |