Giant banana visits Watertown, then splits

By Roger Whittle - June 18, 2026 in Featured, News Reading Time: 2 minutes

Bramble Park Zoo head zookeeper John Gilman was going home for lunch on Monday, June 15, when he spotted a large banana-shaped car at The Flower Station. He stopped and took this photo.

Christine Peterson, owner of The Flower Station on S.D. Highway 20 in Watertown, was making deliveries in Clark on Monday, June 15, and missed somethi...

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Roger Whittle

Roger Whittle has over 40 years of daily newspaper experience at a dozen papers across the country including the Omaha World Herald. He returned to his hometown of Watertown in 2012 as editor of the local paper. He has been recognized with dozens of journalism awards for writing, photography and page design.

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