Under Her Spell: Community Rallies to Save Winnie the Witch

Since 1977, Winnie the Witch has been bewitching this community at the now-closed Wicks Farms and Garden. She's cast her spell far from Long Island.

ST. JAMES, New York – It was the happiest Halloween in years out in St. James, New York, where something of a Halloween miracle happened -- Winnie the Witch, a beloved 35-foot-tall roadside attraction that was in decline for years, was unveiled after a stunning restoration.

Since her construction in 1977, Winnie the Witch has been bewitching this community at the now-closed Wicks Farms and Garden. She's cast her spell far from this Long island hamlet, earning Winnie writeups on travel and nostalgia websites and news coverage for decades, especially around Halloween, but she's here all year.

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