Maine
Marking 27 years since Bethel first set world record for tallest snowman
BETHEL (WGME) – Thursday marks 27 years since a record-breaking snowman was completed in Bethel.
In 1999, the finishing touches were put on Angus “King of the Mountain,” named after then-Governor Angus King.
At 113 feet and 7 inches, it set a Guinness World Record for world’s tallest snowman at the time.
Just nine years later, Bethel would break that record, building Olympia “the Snowe-Woman,” which stood at 122 feet and 1 inch.
The Bethel Chamber of Commerce says it took 13 million pounds of snow to build Olympia and 8 million to build Angus.