In Hastings, you’ll find a built-to-scale replica of the original Dakota County courthouse made from about 5,000 perfectly placed toothpicks. The artist? 85-year-old Jerry Hackett. The ...

A Shakopee, Minnesota, man is sharing a unique talent with the public. Jerry Hackett uses toothpicks to painstakingly create detailed, scale-model replicas of historic Minnesota buildings.

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Jerry Hackett uses toothpicks to painstakingly create detailed, scale-model replicas of historic Minnesota buildings. His latest masterpiece recreates Dakota County’s first courthouse ...