Top Ten Reasons to Come to the Elk Toss - No. 2

With just over two weeks before the Elk Toss, it is time to announce the number two reason to attend the Elk Toss, and it is...

...Franz Klingermann and the Elk Toss.



Franz Klingermann, Elk Handler



For those who do not know already, Franz Klingermann is the Greatest Elk Tosser in history.

His greatness is not just measured by the length of his tosses. His greatness is measured by quantities such as the length of his Lederhosen, the height of his memorial outhouse, and the time it takes him to "handle" the elk before tossing it. Speaking of the outhouse, Franz is such an amazing elk tosser, he had a memorial outhouse (see below) named after him, and he is still alive.

Some of the other amazing things accomplished by Franz can be found on a website dedicated to him.

The Danville German Society has held the Elk Toss for 75 years, although we only have records of the event since 2001. This is the best we can do in terms of records because all records before that date were destroyed in a fiery flood or something like that.* 



Franz Klingermann Memorial Outhouse

 

*We lost records concerning the loss of the records too. Speaking of that, we are currently accepting nominations for an official DGS Recordkeeper.