We got a big kick out of this. . .

Photos by Kim Seaton

Sosie's in town. We weren't able to examine the world's biggest ball of string on this trip, but how's this for a roadside attraction: the world's biggest leather boot.
The size 638-D boot is the star exhibit of the Red Wing Shoe Museum. Weighs over a ton and is "too big for the Statue of Liberty to wear." Not that she would.
We marveled at this oddity today while visiting our Veeder cousins in Red Wing.
"The boot is constructed exactly like the actual boots, so you can smell the leather used in the construction, experience the heft of the massive laces and feel the cool touch of the metal eyelets," writes Dale Divers.
Two blocks away, in the restored train depot building, there is a three-generation Veeder art show in the Veeder gallery. We'll have more on that later. For now though, we thought you'd get a kick out of this boot.