Rockton and Roscoe communities battle to create the longest rock snake
ROSCOE, Ill. (WTVO) — The second annual Rock Snake Competition kicked off Sunday between Rockton and Roscoe.
The two villages compete to build the longest rock snake, where community members connect rocks across the towns.
The Roscoe Gardening Club created the competition and President Renee Mealey said it's been a hit.
'The Gardening Club wanted to create a program which would include our local children,' Mealey said. 'We wanted to give them the opportunity to participate in a project throughout the summer.'
In its first year in 2024, Rockton took the win, with 378 rocks. Roscoe fell short with a snake of 327 rocks.
Mealey said the club is hoping to reach the 500 mark this year.
'Oh, we would love to surpass the number of rocks, of course,' Mealey said. 'We were looking at [if] we could achieve 500 this year for Roscoe, that would be fun.'
Rockton residents can find the snake at the Talcott Library and Roscoe residents can add their rocks to the snake at Harlem-Roscoe Fire Station 1.
Mealey said the best part of the competition is involving the communities and competing for bragging rights.
The competition runs through September 1st.
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