Winnie the Witch

St. James, New York, United States

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Winnie the Witch is a witch figure, reported as 35 feet tall, on North Country Road in St. James, Long Island, built in the late 1970s at Wicks Farms and Garden. Rebuilt with a steel structure after years of weathering, it was unveiled again on Halloween 2023.

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A 35-foot witch has loomed over North Country Road in St. James, on Long Island, since the 1970s, according to ABC7, and was reported still standing in August 2025. In 2023 local residents raised money to rebuild her.

According to ABC7 New York, Winnie the Witch was built in 1977 at Wicks Farms and Garden, now closed, as one of a group of towering characters created by David Wicks. Roadside America gives the same year and says she is made of metal, canvas and scrap wood. The date is not settled: News 12 in September 2023 said she was first built in 1976, and Greater Long Island also gave 1976, adding that she was made for the farm's annual Halloween experience, which no longer takes place. News 12 gave her height as 30 feet; ABC7 and Roadside America say 35.

ABC7 says Winnie, made mostly of wood, slowly fell apart under hurricanes, blizzards and other weather. Roadside America says Superstorm Sandy badly damaged her in 2012. Two local residents began a fundraising campaign, and more than $15,000 raised through GoFundMe, along with other donations, paid for the rebuild.

Brian Capo of Capo Design Build did the work in about four weeks. ABC7 says the witch now has a metal structure and a broom anchored five feet into the ground. She was unveiled on Halloween 2023, when a state senator presented a Certificate of Recognition.

The farm is private property. A visitor to Roadside America in August 2025 reported that she stands behind a fence with no-trespassing signs, so a visitor in August 2025 photographed her from outside the fences.

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A witch figure, reported as 35 feet tall, beside North Country Road (Route 25A). ABC7 reported in 2023 that the farm business is closed, and an August 2025 visitor tip described fencing around the figure, so expect a roadside photo stop only.

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View from the public roadside on North Country Road (Route 25A), St. James. The former Wicks farm is private property; a 2025 visitor reported fencing and no-trespassing signs, so stay outside the perimeter.

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