Pinball Mini-Golf!

The Walker puts together an artist-designed mini-golf course every year, and my friends and I checked it out last weekend.  One hole was a huge water hazard, which consisted of dozens of plastic water bottles dangling from ropes. 

Water Hazard

Another had you hitting your ball up into Teddy Roosevelt's mouth via his 3-feet-long tongue/ramp, as long as you could get it past Paul Bunyan's swinging ax. 

Paul & Teddy

But the coolest, by far, was the People-Powered Penny Arcade.   There was an old bike in the middle facing a giant pinball machine.  To tee off, you had to pedal a bike backwards while dropping your ball into a big funnel.  

Marcela Rockin the Mini-Golf!

The bike launched your ball into a giant pinball machine in front of you. Once in the pinball machine, you had to use the bike brakes to control the flippers.   If you could hit into a hole in the middle, your ball would come out on the side of the hole.  If you couldn't hit it into the hole, it would end up on the other side. 

Check Out Them Flippers!

I love summer... 

Here's a description of all the holes that I found on mnartists.org.