明尼苏达州卢维恩镇日前揭幕了一座创纪录的胡桃夹子纪念碑，名为"爱国者弗恩"[1]。这座纪念碑高65英尺7.5英寸，加上9英尺基座后总高度超过74英尺，是德国诺伊豪森现有33英尺胡桃夹子高度的近两倍[1]。
该项目耗资约60万美元，由捐赠和补助金资助[1]。纪念碑的建立与该镇深厚的胡桃夹子文化密不可分——卢维恩镇拥有超过7554个胡桃夹子收藏品，远超其约5000名居民的数量[1]。
这一文化标志源于居民贝蒂·曼的个人爱好。曼从2001年开始购置胡桃夹子，并在2016年将2500多个收藏品捐赠给镇历史协会[1]。纪念碑的建造正是为了利用这些独特的收藏资源吸引游客[1]。
Luverne, Minnesota has unveiled a towering nutcracker monument that claims the title of world's tallest, standing 65 feet 7.5 inches high with a base that brings the total height to over 74 feet [1]. Named "Patriotic Fern," the structure nearly doubles the height of the previous record holder, a 33-foot nutcracker in Neuhausen, Germany [1].
The project cost approximately $600,000 and was funded through donations and grants [1]. The monument was created to capitalize on the town's extensive nutcracker collection, which comprises more than 2,500 pieces and exceeds the population of approximately 5,000 residents [1]. Katie Walgrave announced the monument's name and exact height [1].
The initiative grew out of resident Betty Mann's passion for collecting nutcrackers, a hobby she began in January 2001 when she purchased her first piece [1]. In 2016, Mann donated more than 2,500 nutcrackers from her collection to the town's historical society [1], laying the foundation for what would become this record-breaking attraction.