Cawker City’s world famous Ball of Twine was initially created in the hands of local farmer, Frank Stoeber, in 1953. Frank had not been well and decided that rolling his abundance of excess twine, saved from years of feeding his cows bales of hay into a ball, would be good exercise and a way to occupy his time. Thus, began the Ball of Twine.  Throughout the remainder of his life, he continued to add to the ball until it became too large to fit inside his barn, after which he moved the still growing ball to town to be viewed in awe, by everyone.

Today, visitors come from far and wide to have a part in making the Ball of Twine bigger. Year-round, twine (pre-measured and weighed) is provided to those that stop by and inquire about having a hand in adding to the Ball. Those that do have the right to claim fame for having added to the monstrosity.  

Photo of the world’s largest ball of twine, located in Cawker City, Kansas.

World’s Largest Ball of Twine

*Visitors adding their own twine, yarn or string is prohibited and, if added, is discreetly removed so as to maintain the credibility of the Ball’s weight.