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‘Big Things Small Town’ Leads Visitors to Casey, Ill.

Jim Bolin, who died in a snowmobiling accident earlier this year, transformed a small rural town into a destination by ’thinking outside the box.’
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‘Big Things Small Town’ Leads Visitors to Casey, Ill.
The World's Largest Mailbox is one of the attractions in what is called Big Things Small Town in Casey, Ill. Jeff Louderback/The Epoch Times
Jeff Louderback
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CASEY, Ill.—The clanging of a wind chime is widely heard when people walk along Main Street in Casey, Illinois. Even the slightest breeze will spread the sound.

Located two hours east of St. Louis and two hours west of Indianapolis, Casey is a town of 2,400 residents that holds 12 Guinness World Records for oversized objects. More than 20 other big sculptures fill the blocks around them.

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Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.