How Giant Trolls Are Helping Transform an Adirondack Mill Town

New York TImes - Oct 9, 2026

Thomas Dambo, the acclaimed Danish sculptor, unveiled his first permanent troll in New York State. Will it offer a lasting economic boon in the town of Tupper Lake?

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